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track-to-track seek time

track-to-track seek time

7.5
Time a disk read/write head takes to move to the next data track
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : tiempo de búsqueda entre pistas
  • The track-to-track seek time of this hard drive is just 2 milliseconds, making it very efficient.

Examples

  • Engineers often measure the track-to-track seek time to assess a drive's responsiveness for rapid data access.

  • Engineers often measure the track-to-track seek time to evaluate how quickly the read/write head can access data on adjacent tracks.

  • Improvements in track-to-track seek time have helped increase overall system performance in data centers.

  • The track-to-track seek time of this hard drive is impressive.

  • Many SSDs have lower track-to-track seek times compared to HDDs.

  • Recent advancements in track-to-track seek time have significantly improved the speed of data retrieval in modern storage devices.

  • The track-to-track seek time of this SSD is notably faster than that of traditional hard drives, enhancing its overall performance.

Surface Forms

track-to-track seek time singular
track-to-track seek times plural

Morphology

track-to-track + seek + time

The compound is compositionally built: 'track-to-track' signals movement from one track to an adjacent track, 'seek' denotes the movement of the read/write head, and 'time' denotes duration. A learner who knows these constituent senses can directly infer this is the duration required for the head to move between adjacent tracks, so the meaning is predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Track-to-track seek time paints the image of a drive's tiny head moving from one data track to the next to seek a piece of information. It is the short 'time needed for the head to move to an adjacent track', so the phrase tells how quickly a drive can get data.