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multiextent

multiextent adjective: consisting of more than one extent.

Adjective

multiextent (not comparable)

  1. Consisting of more than one extent.
    • For a multiextent file, all extents on one physical device must use the same logical unit number; the definition of the extents must be in consecutive, ascending order.1994, H. Frank Cervone, VSE/ESA JCL: Utilities, Power, and VSAM, page 107

Origin of multiextent

From multi- + extent.

Questions about multiextent

What does multiextent mean?
Multiextent means consisting of more than one extent.
What part of speech is multiextent?
Multiextent is an adjective.

Words near multiextent in the dictionary

  1. multiexonic
  2. multiexperiment
  3. multiexponential
  4. multiexposure
  5. multiexposures
  6. multiextent
  7. multiextremal
  8. multieyed
  9. multiface
  10. multifaced
  11. multifaces

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