Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

access time

/ˈaksɛsˌtʌɪm/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.03 in modern English

Syllables
ac-cess -time
IPA
/ˈaksɛsˌtʌɪm/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An item of metadata indicating when a file was last accessed.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

First attested in 1948.

Usage

Inflected Forms

access times (plural)

Phrases

average access time disk access time

Questions

How do you pronounce access time?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaksɛsˌtʌɪm/.
What does access time mean?
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.
Where does access time come from?
First attested in 1948.

How to pronounce access time

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