Extent

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Extent may refer to:

Computing

• 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 uses internally to provide various device mappings
• Extent, in computer programming, is the period during which a variable 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
• Extent, ringing all possible permutations of bells in change ringing
• Map extent, the portion of a region shown in a map

See also

• Extant (disambiguation)

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