random access

¹

noun

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.

random-access

²

[ ran-duhm-ak-ses ]

adjective

, Computers.

1. direct-access.

random access

noun

1. another name for direct access

Word History and Origins

Origin of random access¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Memristors made their commercial debut as nonvolatile storage, called RRAM or ReRAM, for “resistive random access memory.”

From MIT Technology Review

This was the summer of Daft Punk, but check out this remix of Random Access Memories.

From The Daily Beast

The production on Yeezus blows Random Access Memories out of the water.

From The Daily Beast

Routines are supplied for simplifying organization of records for storage in the 1401 Random Access File.

From Project Gutenberg