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extent(1) Contiguous space on a disk reserved for a file or application. extent 1. US Law a writ authorizing a person to whom a debt is due to assume temporary possession of his debtor's lands 2. Logic another word for extension (sense 6) extent [ik′stent] (computer science) The physical locations in a mass-storage device or volume allocated for use by a particular data set. 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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Finding that I took an interest in the subject, he expressed a regret that the true nature and extent of his enterprise and its national character and importance had never been understood, and a wish that I would undertake to give an account of it.
A DOG, used to eating eggs, saw an Oyster and, opening his mouth to its widest extent, swallowed it down with the utmost relish, supposing it to be an egg. He pointed with a sweeping gesture, as though calling Adam's attention to the extent of the view. |
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