Average seek time
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000351
The average amount of time required for a read/write head in a disk drive to move from one random track to another. This metric indicates the speed at which a drive can locate data on its platters. For hard disk drives, average seek times typically range from 3 to 15 milliseconds.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-000351 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Industrial electronics |
| Translations | German: durchschnittliche Suchzeit; Spanish: tiempo medio de búsqueda; French: temps de recherche moyen |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-IND-000351",
"term": "Average seek time",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "The average amount of time required for a read/write head in a disk drive to move from one random track to another. This metric indicates the speed at which a drive can locate data on its platters. For hard disk drives, average seek times typically range from 3 to 15 milliseconds.",
"subject": "Industrial electronics",
"translations": {
"de": "durchschnittliche Suchzeit",
"es": "tiempo medio de búsqueda",
"fr": "temps de recherche moyen"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/average-seek-time/"
}
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