maximum seek time

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maximum seek time - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  maximum seek time
  
     <storage> (Or full stroke seek time) The time it takes to
     seek over all tracks, i.e., from the innermost to the
     outermost or vice versa.  The maximum seek time gives a
     worst-case measure of the speed of the drive which is useful
     in some real-time applications where it is important that
     data flows continuously (such as video editing or CD
     recording).
  
     (1997-07-15)