Definition: Rotational Latency


The amount of delay in obtaining information from a disk due to the rotation of the disk. For a disk rotating at 5200 RPM, the average rotational latency is 5.8 milliseconds. See also Mechanical Latency.




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Floppy interface

Interface where the floppy drive is connected to the computer. Some tape drives also connect to this interface.

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