access time

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1948. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaksɛsˌtʌɪm/ === Noun === access time (countable and uncountable, plural access times) (computing) The time interval between the issuing of a request to read data from or write data to a storage device and the completion of this action. (computing) An item of metadata indicating when a file was last accessed. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===