Definition: Disk Transfer Rate


Speed at which data transfers to and from the disk media (actual disk platter); a function of the recording frequency. Typical units are bits per second (BPS), or bytes per second. Hard drives have an increasing range of disk transfer rates from the inner diameter to the outer diameter of the disk.




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Radial Path

The straight-line path from the center of the disk to the outer edge of the disk.

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