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access time

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Computers
ˈaccess ˌtime noun [countable, uncountable]  technical the time taken by a computer to find and use a piece of information in its memory 〔计算机的〕存取时间
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access timeThe 40 megabyte hard disk has an average access time of 23.9 milliseconds.Normally, some records are accessed more frequently than others, and this tendency can be used to decrease average access time.This will mean an increase in the average access time of 0.0014R.In order to do this with the minimum access time, random access files are necessary.A typical fee is $ 20 a month for 20 or more hours of access time, but rates and plans vary.The tape is said to run in a continuous loop, a method of speeding up access time to data.
ˈaccess ˌtime nounChineseSyllable
time by to taken Corpus a the computer


access time
ˈaccess ˌtime noun [uncountable and countable]
technical the time taken by a computer to find and use a piece of information in its memory


access timeBrE /ˈækses taɪm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈækses taɪm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] (computing 计算机) the time taken to obtain data stored on a computer 存取时间(取出计算机中存储的数据所用的时间)