Access time

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Short description: 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.

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