"spinup time" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spinup times [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} spinup time (countable and uncountable, plural spinup times)
  1. (computing, computer hardware) The period of time required by a hard drive or optical disc to accelerate from a stopped state to an operational speed. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computer hardware, Computing Synonyms: spin-up time

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