HyperDic: seek_time

English > 1 sense of the expression seek time:
NOUNtimeseek time(computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to a specific data track
English > seek time: 1 sense > noun 1, time
Meaning(computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to a specific data track.
Categorycomputer science, computingThe branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
Part ofaccess time(computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive
Narrowertrack-to-track seek time(computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to an adjacent data track
Broadertime interval, intervalA definite length of time marked off by two instants

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