Definition: RPM (Revolutions per Minute)


Rotational speed of the media (disk), also known as the spindle speed. Hard drives typically spin at one constant speed. The slower the RPM, the higher the mechanical latencies. Disk RPM is a critical component of hard drive performance because it directly impacts the rotational latency.




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Terra Byte(TB)

Expression used to describe data storage capacity or amount of data. One terra byte corresponds to 10244 bytes/characters.

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