seek

• Verbo/substantivo que designa a ação da cabeça de leitura/gravação de se deslocar até uma trilha específica de dados em um disco; também o movimento de busca ou procura por dados em um dispositivo de armazenamento.

A noun referring to the action of a read/write head moving to a specific data track on a disk.

1. Disk seek operationC1formalIT

   The movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk to access or store information.

   Busca em disco

   • The hard drive's seek time determines how quickly data can be accessed.
   • A high number of seeks can slow down system performance.
   • The disk performed a seek to locate the requested file.

• Verbo que indica a tentativa de encontrar, obter ou alcançar algo, seja um objeto, uma informação, um objetivo ou uma situação. Também pode expressar o esforço para conseguir algo ou pedir ajuda a alguém.

A verb used to indicate the act of trying to find or obtain something.

verbo irregular

1. Try to findA2formal

   To attempt to find or discover something.

   Procurar

   • She sought help from her teacher.
   • He is seeking a new job in the city.
   • They seek treasure in the old ruins.

   Sinônimoslook forpursuequestsearch

   Antônimosavoidignoreneglectshun

2. B1formal

   To request or ask for something, such as advice or permission.

   Pedir

   • He sought advice from his lawyer.
   • The refugees sought asylum in another country.
   • She sought permission to leave early.

   Sinônimosask forpetitionrequestsolicit

   Antônimosdenyrefusewithhold

3. Pursue or aim forB2formal

   To try to achieve or obtain a goal or position.

   Buscar

   • He seeks to become the president.
   • The company seeks to expand its market share.
   • They seek justice for the victims.

   Sinônimosattemptpursuetarget

   Antônimosabandonavoidforgorelinquishrenounceshun

Variantes phrasalseek out