Hyphenation of latency

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word latency? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

la-ten-cy

Definitions of latency:

1.	(computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head
2.	The time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it
3.	The state of being not yet evident or active

Synonyms of latency:

noun	rotational latency, time interval, interval
noun	reaction time, response time, latent period, time interval, interval
noun	potential, potentiality, potency

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Hyphenator

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