Extent

Extent has several meanings:

Extent (file systems), a contiguous piece of a file on a computer storage medium
Wingspan, the extent between the tips of the wings of a bird, bat, or other flying animal
Reach (physical measurement), the extent between the tips of the wings of a human or other biped

An extent is a contiguous area of storage in a computer File system, reserved for a file The wingspan (or just span) of an airplane or a Bird, is the distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip This article is about the physical measurement For other uses of the term see Reach Reach (also known as Wingspan) is the physical

Dictionary

-noun

Range of values or locations.
The space, area, volume etc. to which something extends.
(computing): An individual database extension.

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