Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

maximum seek time
     
         (Or full stroke seek time) The time it takes to
        {seek} over all {tracks}, i.e., from the innermost to the
        outermost or vice versa.  The maximum seek time gives a
        worst-case measure of the speed of the drive which is useful
        in some {real-time} applications where it is important that
        data flows continuously (such as video editing or CD
        recording).
     
        (1997-07-15)