ran´dom-ac´cess

ran´dom-ac´cess
access to the memory of a computer in which each successive source of information is chosen at random and independent of the location of previous sources: »

Perhaps the most important attribute of random access to a memory is the ease with which it is possible to choose one or another command according to the process being executed, thus allowing branching into one or two or more possible programming sequences (Scientific American).

ran´dom-ac´cess, adjective.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • random-access — ran′dom ac′cess adj. cmp designating an electronic medium for storing and retrieving information in arbitrary sequence …   From formal English to slang

  • random-access memory — ran′dom ac′cess mem′ory n. cmp See RAM …   From formal English to slang

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