Term · Topic
Access Latency
Access latency is the measured delay between a request for data and the moment a storage, memory, or network system begins returning that data. It matters in enterprises because it directly affects application responsiveness, service-level objectives, and system design decisions.
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MCP
curl -X POST https://mcp.decisioninsights.ai/api/mcp-public \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-H "accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
-d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"arguments":{"slug":"access-latency"},"name":"di_get_term"}}'REST
GET https://api.decisioninsights.ai/api/public/v1/glossary/5acfc69c-dfdb-4d24-acc5-8cd6524d8725CLI
di get-glossary --slug access-latencyJSON-LD
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How an agent can rely on this definition
What the record lets an agent check before it uses the term in an answer.
| The check | What the record shows | Where it is in the data |
|---|---|---|
| It's a known term | One entry, with its type (topic) | name |
| It sits in a glossary | Linked to Latency, Memory Latency, Latency Metric, Access Layer | inDefinedTermSet |
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