sequential access

[si-kwen-shuhl-ak-ses]

se·quen·tial-ac·cess

[si-kwen-shuhl-ak-ses]
adjective Computers.
1.
of or pertaining to a storage medium, as magnetic tape, in which records must be accessed by reading or writing from the beginning of the file.
2.
of or pertaining 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.
Also called serial-access.


Origin:
1965–70
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Sequential access is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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sequential access
 
n
Compare direct access a method of reaching and reading data from a computer file by reading through the file from the beginning

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