seek

seek

(1) To move the access arm to the requested track on a disk.

(2) An assembly language instruction that activates a seek operation on disk.

(3) A high-level programming language command used to select a record by key field.

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seek [sēk]

(computer science)

To position the access mechanism of a random-access storage device at a designated location or position.

The command that directs the positioning to take place.

(ordnance)

To go toward a target or other object in reaction to some influence such as heat, light, sound, or other radiation emitted by the target or object.

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1.	(storage)	seek - To move the head of a disk drive radially, i.e., to move from one track to another.
2.	(storage)	seek - To wind the tape to a given location.
3.	(programming)	seek - To move the pointer that marks the next byte to be read from or written to a file.