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latency

The delay between the time that a sound buffer plays and the time that the speakers reproduce the sound. Typically, the DirectSound mixer provides 20 milliseconds of latency.

lobby client

Lobby management routines associated with the user's computer, including launching applications, updating the user interface, and communicating with the lobby server.

lobby server

Lobby management routines associated with a remote server. The lobby server coordinates all the information about the users connected to a specific application.