Minimum seek time
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-003683
The shortest amount of time required for the read/write head of a disk drive to move from its current track to an adjacent track. This metric is a component of the overall access time for data on a hard disk drive. It represents the fastest possible head movement between tracks.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-003683 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Industrial electronics |
| Synonyms | track-to-track seek time |
| Translations | German: Minimum Seek Time; Spanish: tiempo mínimo de búsqueda; French: temps de recherche minimum |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-IND-003683",
"term": "Minimum seek time",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "The shortest amount of time required for the read/write head of a disk drive to move from its current track to an adjacent track. This metric is a component of the overall access time for data on a hard disk drive. It represents the fastest possible head movement between tracks.",
"synonyms": [
"track-to-track seek time"
],
"subject": "Industrial electronics",
"translations": {
"de": "Minimum Seek Time",
"es": "tiempo mínimo de búsqueda",
"fr": "temps de recherche minimum"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/minimum-seek-time/"
}
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