(computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive; "acce…
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(computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk; "fragmentation slows system performance because it takes extra time to locate and assemble the parts of the fragmented file"
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