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Definition of Access time
1. Noun. (computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive. "Access time is the sum of seek time and rotational latency and command processing overhead"
Terms within: Seek Time, Latency, Rotational Latency, Command Overhead, Command Processing Overhead, Command Processing Overhead Time, Overhead
Generic synonyms: Interval, Time Interval
Definition of Access time
1. Noun. (context: computing) The time interval between the issuing of a request to read data from or write data to a storage device and the completion of this action. ¹
2. Noun. (context: computing) An item of metadata indicating when a file was last accessed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Access Time
Literary usage of Access time
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Hundred and Thirteenth Round Table on Transport Economics by ECMT Staff, Ecmt, Centre Economic Research, SourceOECD (Online service), (Paris) European Conference of Ministers, Economic Research Centre, Economics Round Table on Transport (2001)
"... TO INLAND access time AND COST Abstract A tremendous number of trucks, ...
this paper also calculates the estimated inland access time to the Port of ..."
2. Network Security by David J. Stang (1991)
"access time and Security Level Q Can the SYSOP define different access time per
session and per day based on security level? J PC Board: yes? ..."
3. Defend Your Data!: Guide to Data Recovery by David J. Stang (1991)
"The first of these tests will measure what is referred to as the average access
time by moving the heads across one-third of the cylinders, simulating true ..."
4. Measurements for Competitiveness in Electronics (1994)
"The speed of a rigid disk is a combination of its reading and writing speeds and
its head access time. I This is all a tremendous challenge to the designers ..."
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