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Seek time

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005135

The time required for a read/write head in a disk drive to move to the track containing the desired data. This mechanical operation is a primary factor in the overall access time of a hard disk drive. It is measured in milliseconds, with typical values ranging from 3 to 15 ms for modern HDDs.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-005135
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial electronics
TranslationsGerman: Zugriffszeit; Spanish: tiempo de búsqueda; French: temps de recherche
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005135",
  "term": "Seek time",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The time required for a read/write head in a disk drive to move to the track containing the desired data. This mechanical operation is a primary factor in the overall access time of a hard disk drive. It is measured in milliseconds, with typical values ranging from 3 to 15 ms for modern HDDs.",
  "subject": "Industrial electronics",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Zugriffszeit",
    "es": "tiempo de búsqueda",
    "fr": "temps de recherche"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/seek-time/"
}

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