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sequential access method

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sequential access method

Organizing data in a prescribed ascending or descending sequence. Searching sequential data requires reading and comparing each record, starting from the top or bottom of file. See GSAM.

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access method
data set organization
GSAM
Indexed Sequential Access Method
ISAM
keyed sequential access method
KSAM
Physical Sequential
Queued Sequential Access Method
SAM
Virtual Sequential Access Method

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