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Dasd is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Dasd in a sentence

Dasd meaning

Initialism of direct access storage device, such as a USB drive or hard drive.

Using Dasd

  • The main meaning on this page is: Initialism of direct access storage device, such as a USB drive or hard drive.
  • In the example corpus, dasd often appears in combinations such as: on dasd.

Context around Dasd

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

defense 1× devices 1× shared 1× modern 1× term 1×

Often after:

ibm 1× control 1× records 1× used 1× direct 1× includes 1×

Sentence patterns with Dasd

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and shared dasd in ibm 1× in the dasd control unit 1× located on dasd 1× modern dasd used in 1× of defense dasd for the 1× record on dasd could be 1× sharing one dasd direct access 1× storage devices dasd ibm 2311 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

direct access storage 1× in fact only 1× in practice many 1× in this case 1× modern dasd used 1× sharing outcomes of 1×

Common sentence endings:

2311 disk drive 1× access storage device 1× by either mainframe 1× emc or hitachi 1× located on dasd 1× must be used 1×

Words around Dasd

Just before it in the word index:

dascoin 3 daschund 2 daschle 11 dascha 2 dasb 5 dasari 2

Just after it in the word index:

dasein 7 daseke 5 dasent 2 dasg 2 dasgupta 16 dash 897

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Dasd

  • In this selection, "dasd" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, defense, devices, shared, ibm, control and records stand out and add context to how "dasd" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and shared dasd in ibm and in the dasd control unit. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dasd" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dasd

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Direct access storage devices (DASD) IBM 2311 disk drive. (9 words)

Modern DASD used in mainframes only very rarely consist of single disk-drives. (13 words)

In fact, only because of legacy support are smaller-than-4K DASD records still used. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Sharing outcomes of his two-day visit to Guyana, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for the Western Hemisphere at the United States Department of Defense, Daniel P Erikson on Tuesday engaged media operatives at the US Embassy. (38 words)

The term "DASD" includes other devices beside disks. is a data storage device used for storing and retrieving digital information using one or more rigid rapidly rotating disks ( platters ) coated with magnetic material. (33 words)

In practice many customers use multiple mainframes linked either by Parallel Sysplex and shared DASD (in IBM's case), or with shared, geographically dispersed storage provided by EMC or Hitachi. (30 words)

Example sentences (10)

Sharing outcomes of his two-day visit to Guyana, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for the Western Hemisphere at the United States Department of Defense, Daniel P Erikson on Tuesday engaged media operatives at the US Embassy.

Direct access storage devices (DASD) IBM 2311 disk drive.

However, when the lock is obtained offboard of the TPF processor in the DASD control unit, an external process must be used.

In fact, only because of legacy support are smaller-than-4K DASD records still used.

In practice many customers use multiple mainframes linked either by Parallel Sysplex and shared DASD (in IBM's case), or with shared, geographically dispersed storage provided by EMC or Hitachi.

In this case, the control program would be equally loaded into core and each program or record on DASD could be potentially accessed by either mainframe.

Modern DASD used in mainframes only very rarely consist of single disk-drives.

The simplest loosely coupled system would be two IBM mainframes sharing one DASD ( Direct Access Storage Device ).

The term "DASD" includes other devices beside disks. is a data storage device used for storing and retrieving digital information using one or more rigid rapidly rotating disks ( platters ) coated with magnetic material.

This was due in part to the physical record sizes of blocks located on DASD.

Common combinations with dasd

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • on dasd 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dasd" in a sentence?
An example: "Sharing outcomes of his two-day visit to Guyana, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for the Western Hemisphere at the United States Department of Defense, Daniel P Erikson on Tuesday engaged media operatives at the US Embassy." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "dasd" from authentic English texts.
What does "dasd" mean?
Dasd means: Initialism of direct access storage device, such as a USB drive or hard drive.
How many example sentences with "dasd" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "dasd", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.