Definition: RAID


Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks. A collection of 2 or more disks that work together to increase performance and safety. The disks form one logical storage unit. The most used RAID levels are: RAID 0: striping only, RAID 1: mirroring only, RAID 5: striping with error correction information on all disks.




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Average Seek Time

Length of time it takes the drive to move the read/write heads to a safe non-data landing zone and lock them in place.

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