"disk access time" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: disk access times [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} disk access time (countable and uncountable, plural disk access times)
  1. (computing, computer hardware) The total amount of time required for an operating system to process a read-write request involving disk storage. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computer hardware, Computing

Inflected forms

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