randomly-addressed
|ran-dom-ly-ad-dressed|
/ˈrændəmli əˈdrɛst/
direct access to any location
Etymology
'randomly-addressed' is a compound word formed from 'randomly' and 'addressed.' 'Randomly' comes from 'random,' which originates from Old French 'randir' meaning 'to gallop' and later Middle English 'random' meaning 'speed, force, or chance.' 'Addressed' is the past participle of 'address,' which comes from Old French 'adresser' meaning 'to direct.'
'randomly-addressed' was formed in modern English by combining 'randomly' and 'addressed' to describe a technical property, especially in computing.
Initially, the components meant 'in a random manner' and 'directed to a location,' but together they evolved to mean 'able to access any location directly.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
having the property that any location or element can be accessed directly and independently, typically used in computing or memory contexts.
A randomly-addressed memory allows the processor to access any cell without going through others.
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Last updated: 2025/07/31 20:59