Measuring loading speed of a web page?

I plan to hire a programmer to write code that measures the overall download speed of a web page over the internet. (Ie, not the speed that the server spits it out, or the speed of the connection, but the total dl speed including every possible obstacle and bottleneck between the web server and the browser.)

I am not well versed in the nuances of what is being measured, but I believe I am wanting the time between the initial request being made and the final "code 200" (or other error code) being received by the browser.

I'd prefer to sound like I know what I'm talking about when I write the software specs. Is there anything I should be aware of?

Thanks.

Gabriel
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