meaning of "waiting" column in pg_stat_activity?

Just wondering...if a query is "waiting", what is it waiting for? Is
this only for locks, or can it be for disk, or a memory buffer? (If
there is a description of the meaning of things in pg_stat_activity
and it's relatives, I'd love a pointer, 'cause I can't seem to find
it.)

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