multiextent

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adjective

Consisting of more than one extent.

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Meanings

adjectivemultiextent (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputingConsisting 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

From multi- + extent.

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APA

multiextent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiextent

MLA

“multiextent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiextent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multiextent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiextent.

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