Definition
The principle that delay produced predictably by system rules (queues, resets, blocked escalation, absent deadlines) is attributable power, not mere inaction.
Latency-as-action frames delay as governance and grounds decision artifacts.
Latency-as-Action
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The principle that delay produced predictably by system rules (queues, resets, blocked escalation, absent deadlines) is attributable power, not mere inaction.
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APA
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. (2026). Latency-as-Action. Ethotechnics glossary. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/latency-as-action
MLA
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Latency-as-Action." Ethotechnics glossary, 2026, https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/latency-as-action.
Chicago
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Latency-as-Action." Ethotechnics glossary. Jan 9, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/latency-as-action.
BibTeX
@misc{glossary_latency-as-action,
title={Latency-as-Action},
author={Ethotechnics Institute Research Team},
year={2026},
howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/latency-as-action},
version={v1.1.0}
}
RIS
TY - WEB TI - Latency-as-Action AU - Ethotechnics Institute Research Team PY - 2026 UR - https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/latency-as-action ER -