velocidade de leitura
1. The rate at which data can be accessed and retrieved from a storage device or medium, typically measured in megabytes per second (MB/s) or gigabytes per second (GB/s)
The SSD has a read speed of 500 MB/s, making it much faster than traditional hard drives.
O SSD possui uma velocidade de leitura de 500 MB/s, tornando-o muito mais rápido que os discos rígidos tradicionais.
2. In the context of reading comprehension, the speed at which a person can process and understand written text, often measured in words per minute (WPM)
Her read speed improved from 200 to 300 words per minute after the speed reading course.
Sua velocidade de leitura melhorou de 200 para 300 palavras por minuto após o curso de leitura dinâmica.
3. The scanning or accessing speed of optical media such as CDs, DVDs, or Blu-rays
This DVD drive has a read speed of 16x, which means it can read the disc 16 times faster than the original speed.
Este drive de DVD tem uma velocidade de leitura de 16x, o que significa que pode ler o disco 16 vezes mais rápido que a velocidade original.
The term 'read speed' is primarily used in technical contexts in both Brazil and the USA, particularly in computing, digital storage, and educational assessments. In Brazil, discussions about computer performance often emphasize 'velocidade de leitura' in comparison to 'velocidade de escrita' (write speed). In educational contexts, speed reading programs are popular in both countries as a self-improvement tool.
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