extent
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Anglo-Norman extente, from Old French estente (“valuation of land, stretch of land”), from extendre (“extend”), from Latin extendere (See extend.)
Pronunciation [edit]
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Noun [edit]
extent (plural extents)
- A range of values or locations.
- The space, area, volume, etc., to which something extends.
- The extent of his knowledge of the language is a few scattered words.
- (computing) A contiguous area of storage in a file system.
Translations [edit]
range of values or locations
space, area, volume to which something extends
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(computing) individual area of storage
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Verb [edit]
extent
- third-person plural present active subjunctive of extō