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What is the common term for the measure of delay between a player's input and the corresponding action appearing on screen, critical in competitive gaming?

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Input lag encompasses everything from the time a key is pressed to when the result appears on the monitor, including peripheral response time, system processing, and display latency. Professional esports players obsess over reducing total input lag, often choosing gaming peripheral (Deals) products specifically tested for minimal delay. Even a few milliseconds of additional latency can mean the difference between winning and losing a gunfight at the highest levels of competition.