Might mean (unverified): Delay in processor-memory communication.
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noun:  Alternative form of wait state [(computing) Any of several instances in which a computer's processor cannot execute instructions (either for the entire computer, or just for a specific task) until an I/O operation completes, or until an interrupt is resolved.]

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