random-access
Any location, instantly
Random-access describes the ability to retrieve data directly without going through everything that comes before it.
A random-access memory chip lets you read any location instantly; a random-access file lets you jump to any record.
The opposite is sequential access, like a cassette tape you must fast-forward through.
Random-access storage revolutionized computing.
Temporary data storage hardware
- DRAMVolatile capacitor-based storage
- SRAMFast volatile storage
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- addressableAble to be contacted
register · pointer · heap · stack · buffer · allocation · fetch · read-write
Undeviating or to guide
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
- skipTo deliberately exclude
- addressableAble to be contacted
- non-linearNot in order
RAM
Temporary data storage hardware
addressable · register · pointer · heap · stack · buffer · allocation · fetch · read-write · latency
direct
Undeviating or to guide
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
- skipTo deliberately exclude
- addressableAble to be contacted
non-linear · hash · keyed
SSD
Chip-based storage device
sector · block · database · index · lookup · retrieval · non-sequential · CD-ROM · DVD
random-accesssequential
Occurring in succession
linear · iterative · linked · magnetic tape · cassette tape
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