seek time

1. 1.

   (computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to a specific data track

   Broadertime interval

   Narrowertrack-to-track seek time

   Part ofaccess time

   computer science

Questions about seek time

What does seek time mean?

seek time means "(computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to a specific data track".

Is seek time a common word?

seek time is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.