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direct-access

[ dih-rekt-ak-ses, -ak-, dahy- ]

adjective

Computers.
  1. pertaining to the ability to obtain data from, or place data in, external storage without the need to sequentially scan other data contained there.
  2. pertaining to the method of organization and access used for a data structure in which records are located by their keys, without reference to other records that may have been previously accessed.


direct access

noun

  1. a method of reading data from a computer file without reading through the file from the beginning as on a disk or drum Also calledrandom access Compare sequential access
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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In WSDOT’s future, three more direct-access toll interchanges at Highway 527, Highway 522 and Kirkland raise the question of whether toll and free lanes can be separated, with six total entrances available in Bothell and Kirkland.

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Each residence has a direct-access elevator.

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The law also provides protections for physicians so they can work with patients in a preventive manner around direct-access tests.

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Features: Each residence has a direct-access elevator from the garage to the private foyer, wide-plank hardwood flooring, 10-foot-high ceilings, crown molding, recessed lightning and a gas fireplace with a marble surround.

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Swedroe, known for high-end condos in Miami, designed Quarry Springs with a direct-access elevator for each unit, leading from the garage into the unit’s private foyer.

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