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  • 21extent*/*/*/ — [ɪkˈstent] noun 1) [singular/U] the degree to which something happens, or the degree to which something is affected They were shocked at the extent of the damage.[/ex] Languages vary in the extent to which they rely on word order.[/ex] 2) [U] the …

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  • 22Extent (file systems) — An extent is a contiguous area of storage in a computer file system, reserved for a file. When starting to write to a file, a whole extent is allocated. When writing to the file again, possibly after doing other write operations, the data… …

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  • 23extent — n. to a certain extent (to a great extent; they were emaciated to such an extent that they required special treatment) * * * [ɪk stent] to a certain extent (to a great extent; they were emaciated to such an extent that they required special… …

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  • 24Extent — Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Extent », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Un extent (ou domaine[1]) est une zone de stockage contiguë réservée pour un fichier sur le système de fichiers d un ordinateur. Lorsqu on… …

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  • 25extent — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French estente, extente land valuation, from extendre, estendre to survey, evaluate, literally, to extend Date: 14th century 1. archaic valuation (as of land) in Great Britain especially for taxation 2.… …

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  • 26extent — /ik stent /, n. 1. the space or degree to which a thing extends; length, area, volume, or scope: the extent of his lands; to be right to a certain extent. 2. something extended, as a space; a particular length, area, or volume; something having… …

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  • 27Extent — An extent was a survey of the lands possessed, e.g. by a monastery. It would give the boundaries, and name the tenants; there would also be sizes of buildings, rents and services due. Sometimes an extent would also include a *customary. Cf.… …

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  • 28extent — See degree and extant. See degree, extent See extant, extent …

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  • 29extent — noun 1) two acres in extent Syn: area, size, expanse, length; proportions, dimensions 2) the full extent of her father s illness Syn: degree, scale, level, magnitude, scope; size …

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  • 30extent — noun 1) two acres in extent Syn: area, size, expanse, length, proportions, dimensions 2) the full extent of her illness Syn: degree, scale, level, magnitude, scope …

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