sequential file

noun

A file which consists of the same record types that is stored on a secondary storage device. The physical sequence of records may be based upon sorting values of one or more data items or fields.

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Meanings

nounsequential file (plural sequential files)

plural sequential files

  1. computingA file which consists of the same record types that is stored on a secondary storage device. The physical sequence of records may be based upon sorting values of one or more data items or fields.
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APA

sequential file. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sequential%20file

MLA

“sequential file.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sequential%20file. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sequential file,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sequential%20file.

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