Latent

Latent can refer to:

* Latent heat, the amount of energy released or absorbed by a substance during a change of phase
* A latent geologic fault
* Latent bud, a bud in some plants that remains a bud until favourable conditions appear
* Virus latency, the "quiet" or dormant stage of life of a virus
* Latent fingerprint
* Latent Recordings, a record label
* Latent variable

Latency can refer to:
* Latency (engineering), a time delay between the moment something is initiated and the moment its first effect begins
* Latency (audio), the time delay in digital audio systems due to analog to digital conversions, processing and conversion back to analog
* The Latency, pop rock band from Maple Ridge, British Columbia
* Memory latency and SDRAM latency, the amount of time a computer needs to wait to get data from RAM
* Input lag, the latency between using an input device and the result being displayed
* Communication lag or latency, the time taken for a packet of data to be sent by an application, travel and be received by another application
* The latency stage in child sexuality
* Clinical latency or incubation period, the time between exposure to a pathogenic organism, or chemical or radiation, and when symptoms and signs are first apparent
* Dormancy