HyperDic: access_time

English > 1 sense of the expression access time:
NOUNtimeaccess time(computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive
English > access time: 1 sense > noun 1, time
Meaning(computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive.
Example"access time is the sum of seek time and rotational latency and command processing overhead"
Categorycomputer science, computingThe branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
Partscommand processing overhead time, command processing overhead, command overhead, overhead(computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command
rotational latency, latency(computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head
seek time(computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to a specific data track
Broadertime interval, intervalA definite length of time marked off by two instants
Spanishtiempo de acceso
Catalantemps d'accés

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