sequential access

se·quen·tial ac·cess

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Definitions of sequential access words

adjective sequential access of or relating to a storage medium, as magnetic tape, in which records must be accessed by reading or writing from the beginning of the file. 1
adjective sequential access of or relating to file processing in which records are organized based on the sequence of keys contained in each record, and in which accessing a record necessitates first accessing all of the preceding records. 1
noun sequential access a method of reaching and reading data from a computer file by reading through the file from the beginning 0

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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