Access Time (Noun)
Meaning
(computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive; "access time is the sum of seek time and rotational latency and command processing overhead".
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The access time of the hard drive was significantly reduced after upgrading to a solid-state drive.
- The access time of the database was optimized by indexing the most frequently queried columns.
- The access time of the file system was affected by the fragmentation of the disk.
- The access time of the storage device was measured in milliseconds using a benchmarking tool.
- The access time of the network-attached storage was slower than expected due to high latency.