random-access (C1)
adjective
Definition
random-access means capable of being accessed in any order, not required to be sequential. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as random-access.
A random-access tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became random-access after the announcement.
How to Use random-access
- random-access + noun (collocation)
- Use random-access before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a random-access reaction."
- become random-access (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became random-access near the end."
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