random access meaning: definition

random-access

adjalso spelled random-access

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Capable of being accessed in any order, not required to be sequential.

Related terms: random access memory

random access

noun

Computing, Computing theory, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences The ability to access any element of a sequence in real time, without having to seek through preceding elements.

Derived terms: random access memory

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