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Seek Time

nounid 144095·updated May 18, 2026
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(computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to a specific data track

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Variants

plural
Seek Times
possessive
Seek Time's
pluralpossessive
Seek Times'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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(computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to a specific data track
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
(computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to a specific data track
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