Plural of extent

regular plural

The plural of extent is extents.

Forms of extent

For just as in the example above there are identifications of the various extents, there are distinguishings of these extents.2012, R. R. Cox, Schutz’s Theory of Relevance: A Phenomenological Critique, page 49. From the entry distinguishing
Extents of osteoblast differentiation were monitored by Alizarin red staining (A), and the mRNA levels of the PHD 1–3 and osteomarker marker genes were determined by RT-PCR (B).2015 September 30, “Involvement of Prolyl Hydroxylase Domain Protein in the Rosiglitazone-Induced Suppression of Osteoblast…. From the entry osteomarker
Traditionally, you fixed the problem by offlining the disk and re-creating the disk's extents on a different disk using redundant extent copies and then dropping the failed disk.2008, Sam Alapati, Expert Oracle Database 11g Administration, page 908. From the entry offline
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. From the entry multiextent

noun A range of values or locations.
noun The space, area, volume, point, or abstract location, to which something extends.
noun A contiguous area of storage in a file system.

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