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random accessSame as direct 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| With disk based storage, not only can write times be shortened, but overall data recovery performance can be dramatically improved through a combination of a random access file location process and the elimination of the need to find and load separate pieces of media. |
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