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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head;
[syn: rotational latency, latency]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

rotational latency n 1: (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head [syn: rotational latency, latency]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

rotational latency The time for the start of the required sector on a disk to appear underneath the read/write head. The worst case is where it has just passed the head when the request is received. For a disk drive with N heads per surface, rotating at R revolutions per minute, the average rotational latency will be L = 30/NR seconds. Rotational latency is one component of access time. (2009-11-06)