- another name for direct access
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ran′dom ac′cess,
- 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.
- availability, as of a service or facility, whenever needed or desired:an executive's need for random access to legal experts.
- 1950–55
- 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.
- ComputingSee direct-access.
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