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random access
random access n (Computer Science) another name for direct access ran′dom ac′cess n. a feature of a videodisc or compact disc player that allows the user to select and replay any portion without starting at the beginning. [1950–55] ran′dom-ac′cess adj. designating an electronic medium for storing and retrieving information in arbitrary sequence. Translationsaccès directaccesso diretto
random access
random access[′ran·dəm ′ak‚ses] (computer science) The ability to read or write information anywhere within a storage device in an amount of time that is constant regardless of the location of the information accessed and of the location of the information previously accessed. Also known as direct access. A process in which data are accessed in nonsequential order and possibly at irregular intervals of time. Also known as single reference. MedicalSeedirect accessRandom Access
Random AccessIn computer systems, the ability to access any point of a sequence in an equal amount of time. Random access contrasts with sequential access, in which different points in a sequence take varying amounts of time to access. Random access is also called direct access.See RAC See RAC |