- access time
- `access ,time noun uncount COMPUTINGthe time it takes for a computer program to find a piece of information and make it available
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
access time
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Access time — is the time delay or latency between a request to an electronic system, and the access being completed or the requested data returned.* In a telecommunications system, access time is the delay between the start of an access attempt and successful … Wikipedia
access time — access times N COUNT Access time is the time that is needed to get information that is stored in a computer. [COMPUTING] This system helps speed up access times … English dictionary
access time — access .time n [U and C] technical the time taken by a computer to find and use a piece of information in its memory … Dictionary of contemporary English
Access Time — [engl.], Zugriffszeit … Universal-Lexikon
access time — noun a) 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. Random access files have a fast access time, but they cannot easily produce sequential lists. b) An… … Wiktionary
access time — noun Date: 1950 the time lag between the time stored information (as in a computer) is requested and the time it is delivered … New Collegiate Dictionary
access time — Computers. 1. the elapsed time from the instant that information is called from a storage unit to the instant it is received. 2. the elapsed time from the instant that information is ready for storage to the instant it is stored. Cf. word time.… … Universalium
access time — period of time it takes a computer to provide data that has been requested … English contemporary dictionary
Access Time — The time taken for a computer to find a piece of data on a storage media … International financial encyclopaedia
access time — noun (C, U) technical the time taken by a computer to find and use a piece of information in its memory … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
