access mode


access mode

[′ak‚ses ‚mōd] (computer science) A programming clause in COBOL which is required when using a random-access device so that a specific record may be read out of or written into a mass storage bin.

access mode

(1) See access method.

(2) The operations that an operating system can perform, such as read, write, append, lock and execute (sometimes abbreviated RWALX). See privilege.