Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
direct access
noun
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▪ By bundling the two products together, the two companies have provided SpreadBase 1.1 with direct access to relational databases via DataPrism.
▪ The former will tend to require an indexed sequential file on a direct access device.
▪ This depends mainly on the size of the record and the operating speeds of the direct access device in question.
▪ This will mean that the data requires more direct access storage space than a sequential file.
Wikipedia
Direct access
Direct access may refer to:
- DirectAccess, a network technology in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
- Direct access (computing), a concept in computer science
- Direct Access Archive, a proprietary file format
- Direct access storage device, a secondary computer storage device
- Direct Access Test Unit, special numbers used to test telephone exchanges
- Direct access trading, a technology for stock trading
Usage examples of "direct access".
I can also modify the stimuli you receive, in any way you want, or I can use direct access, via a low-level interpreter, to areas of your brain such as the hypothalamus, where a change in voltage can manipulate your mood in much the same way that drugs can affect a human brain.