stop time

Definitions

Computing

• noun the time taken for a spinning disk to come to a stop after it is no longer powered

Electronics

• The time required for a moving storage medium to stop after a reading or writing operation. For example, the time it takes a tape reel to stop spinning before or after a read operation. Applies mostly to magnetic media, but may also include optical media such as CD-ROMs.
• The time it takes a moving part of a storage medium to stop after a reading or writing operation. Such a part may be, for instance, an access arm or a read/write head.

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Contexts for “stop time”

3 definitions in context
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