seek time

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seek time - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  seek time
      n 1: (computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head
           to move to a specific data track

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

  seek time
  
     <storage> The time it takes for a disk drive to move its
     head(s) from one track to another.  The seek time depends on
     the power of the servo, the mass of the heads, the number of
     tracks traversed and the time taken to position the heads over
     the target track accurately enough to start data transfer.
  
     See also: average seek time, minimum seek time, maximum seek time
     .
  
     (1997-07-15)