"random access" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} random access (uncountable)
  1. (computing theory) The ability to access any element of a sequence in real time, without having to seek through preceding elements. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Theory of computing Derived forms: random access memory Translations (ability to access any element of a sequence without having to seek): hajasaanti (Finnish), beinn aðgangur [masculine] (Icelandic), rakleið [feminine] (Icelandic), randamrochtain [feminine] (Irish), произво́льный до́ступ (proizvólʹnyj dóstup) [masculine] (Russian)
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