Maximum seek time

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003567",
  "term": "Maximum seek time",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The longest time required for the read/write head of a disk drive to move from its innermost track to its outermost track, or vice versa. This metric indicates the worst-case mechanical latency for accessing data on a hard disk drive. It is typically measured in milliseconds and is a factor in overall disk performance.",
  "synonyms": [
    "full stroke seek time"
  ],
  "subject": "Industrial electronics",
  "translations": {
    "de": "maximum seek time",
    "es": "tiempo máximo de búsqueda",
    "fr": "temps de recherche maximal"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/maximum-seek-time/"
}