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storage The time it takes for a disk drive to move its

head(s) from one track to another. The seek time depends on

the power of the servo, the mass of the heads, the number of

tracks traversed and the time taken to position the heads over

the target track accurately enough to start data transfer.

See also: average seek time, minimum seek time, maximumseek time.

(1997-07-15)

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