English Explanatory Dictionary

access time

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The time interval between the issuing of a request to read data from or write data to a storage device and the completion of this action.
  2. An item of metadata indicating when a file was last accessed.

Pronunciation

/ˈaksɛsˌtʌɪm/ en-ca-access_time.ogg

Word forms

access time access times

Etymology

First attested in 1948.

Derived words

average access time disk access time
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