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random access

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(randəm akses)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
random access, 
    1. Radio and Televisionthe capacity of a videodisc or compact disc player that allows the user to select and replay any portion without starting at the beginning.
    2. availability, as of a service or facility, whenever needed or desired:an executive's need for random access to legal experts.
    • 1950–55

ran•dom-ac•cess  (randəm akses),USA pronunciation adj. [Computers.]
  1. Computingof or pertaining to a storage medium in which records can be read or written at the same time from or to any main storage address.
  2. ComputingSee direct-access. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
random access n
  1. another name for direct access
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