Extent may refer to:
Computing
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Extent (file systems), a contiguous region of computer storage medium reserved for a file
*
Extent File System, a discontinued file system implementation named after the contiguous region
* Extent, a chunk of storage space
logical volume management
In computer storage, logical volume management or LVM provides a method of allocating space on mass-storage devices that is more flexible than conventional partitioning schemes to store volumes. In particular, a volume manager can concatenate, ...
uses internally to provide various device mappings
* Extent, in computer programming, is the period during which a
variable
Variable may refer to:
* Variable (computer science), a symbolic name associated with a value and whose associated value may be changed
* Variable (mathematics), a symbol that represents a quantity in a mathematical expression, as used in many ...
has a particular value
Other
* Extent, a technical description of the
wingspan of a bird, bat, or other flying animal
* Extent, a
writ allowing a creditor to seize or assume temporary ownership of a debtor's property; also, the actual seizure in its execution
*
Map extent
A map extent is the portion of area of a region shown in a map. The limits of a map extent are defined in the coordinate system of the map. In Western culture, map extents usually have a rectangular shape, so they are defined with a minimum and ma ...
, the portion of a region shown in a map
See also
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Extant (disambiguation)
Extant is the opposite of the word extinct. It may refer to:
* Extant hereditary titles
* Extant literature, surviving literature, such as ''Beowulf'', the oldest extant manuscript written in English
* Extant taxon, a taxon which is not extinct, ...
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