seek
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8.2
- noun
- /siːk/
- Specialized
:
operación de búsqueda
- The DBMS is assumed to include optimization routines for the choice of the best seek strategy.
Examples
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During the seek, the computer accessed the required files on the disk quickly.
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The seek operation was successful, moving the read/write head to the correct data track.
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The closer the path can be followed, the better the seek performance.
Academic text (1996) -
There are several constraints to the seek performance of a system.
Academic text (1996) -
Within the constraints of the drive hardware, this maximizes the seek performance.
Academic text (1996) -
We discuss below an algorithm that can be used to optimize the seek performance within the hardware constraints.
Academic text (1996) -
In order to retrieve the data, the technician initiated a seek command on the hard drive.
Compounds
48
1.0
A children's game where one child closes their eyes, counts, then finds the others
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1.3
A children's game where one person counts with eyes closed and finds hidden players
- Specialized
Time a disk read/write head takes to move to the next data track
Surface Forms
Etymology
The computing noun seek comes from the old verb seek (from sēċan), which meant 'to look for' or 'go to' a place, so a disk's seek is the drive's head moving to the right track. That is why seek time measures how long it takes to find the correct data place.