Access time
Latency between a request to an electronic system and the access being completed
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 computer, it is the time interval between the instant at which an instruction control unit initiates a call for data or a request to store data, and the instant at which delivery of the data is completed or the storage is started.
See also
- Memory latency
- Mechanical latency
- Rotational latency
- Seek time
References
Federal Standard 1037C. General Services Administration. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. (in support of MIL-STD-188).
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