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☆ random-access (ran′dəm ak′ses)

adjective

Comput. designating or of a volatile memory that allows data to be accessed directly and does not require following a sequence of storage locations

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Modifies a noun

  • memory: The cost of everything from random-access memory ( RAM ) to disk storage space seemed to be shrinking by half every eighteen months.
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