| 1. | the 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. |
[di-rekt-ak-ses, -ak-, dahy-] 
| 1. | pertaining to the ability to obtain data from, or place data in, external storage without the need to sequentially scan other data contained there. |
| 2. | pertaining to the method of organization and access used for a data structure in which records are located by their keys, without reference to other records that may have been previously accessed. |