Translation guide
A method of accessing data where records are read one after another in order, as opposed to random access. In Japanese, this technical term is typically expressed using 逐次アクセス or 順次アクセス.
The standard technical term for accessing data in sequence, commonly used in computer science and IT contexts.
The most common and formal technical term for 'sequential access'. Used in textbooks, documentation, and professional settings.
Both terms are interchangeable in most contexts. 逐次 (chikuji) emphasizes 'one by one' or 'successive', while 順次 (junji) emphasizes 'in order'. In practice, 逐次アクセス is more frequently used in academic and technical writing.
Magnetic tape is a sequential access storage device.
An alternative term with the same meaning, slightly less common but still widely understood. '順次' implies 'in order' or 'one after another'.
This file can only be accessed sequentially.
A loanword from English 'sequential access'. Used occasionally in IT, but less natural than the kanji-based terms.
We use a sequential access method.