sequential access in English

noun
1
access to a computer data file that requires the user to read through the file from the beginning in the order in which it is stored.
As you can see, with disks, sequential access is much faster than random access.

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1. Assigning a direct or sequential access bound library involves allocating the z/OS data set in which the library resides

2. Assigning a direct or sequential access bound library or a DIV library involves allocating the z/OS data set in which the library resides

3. The invention relates to a method, a device and a system arrangement for access to at least one object (10) in a data structure (12), from at least one application (A) of a number of applications (A), whereby the access and/or all operations carried out on the data structure (12) occur by means of an accessor (16), presenting a common interface, whereby the accessor (16) accesses a selection of objects in a hierarchically-organised structure by means of a position stack (14), in which sequential access paths for the objects (10) for access are stored.