Translation guide
The ability to access data in any order without sequential scanning. In computing, it refers to memory or storage where any location can be read or written directly. In everyday contexts, it can describe non-sequential access to items or information.
ランダムアクセス
random access (general)
Describing memory or storage that allows direct access to any location without going through preceding data.
The direct loanword for 'random access', widely used in technical contexts.
このメモリはランダムアクセスが可能です。
This memory allows random access.
The full term for RAM, often abbreviated as RAM (ラム).
ランダムアクセスメモリは揮発性です。
Random access memory is volatile.
Literally 'direct access', used in technical descriptions to emphasize non-sequential access.
ハードディスクは直接アクセスが可能です。
Hard disks allow direct access.
Describing the ability to pick or retrieve items in any order, not just one after another.
A natural way to say 'access randomly' using the loanword. Suitable for both technical and casual contexts.
このデータベースでは、レコードにランダムにアクセスできます。
In this database, you can access records randomly.
Means 'access in any order', emphasizing the lack of a fixed sequence.
このシステムでは、ファイルに任意の順序でアクセスできます。
This system allows you to access files in any order.
Literally 'retrieve in no particular order', used when the sequence doesn't matter.
データは順不同で取り出せます。
Data can be retrieved in any order.
The English word 'random' is often used as a loanword (ランダム) in Japanese, especially in technical and casual contexts. It can mean 'arbitrary' or 'haphazard', so be careful with the nuance.
ランダムに選ぶ
choose randomly