access time
noun Computers.
the elapsed time from the instant that information is called from a storage unit to the instant it is received.
the elapsed time from the instant that information is ready for storage to the instant it is stored.
Compare
word time.
Origin of access time
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby access time
access course,
access land,
access method,
access point,
access road,
access time,
accessary,
accessible,
accession,
accession number,
accessorial
British Dictionary definitions for access time
access time
noun
computing
the time required to retrieve a piece of stored information