Proper noun
ISAM
(computing) Initialism of Indexed Sequential Access Method.
Isam
A male given name
Early IBM database management systems used various combinations of ISAM and BDAM datasets - usually BDAM for the actual data storage and ISAM for indexes. Source: Internet
Out-dated and legacy systems that use file systems (text, spreadsheets, ISAM, flat files, etc.) for their consistency model lack any kind of data-integrity model. Source: Internet
Sequential and ISAM datasets could store either fixed-length or variable length records, and all types could occupy more than one disk volume. Source: Internet
This maximizes access concurrency by multiple users, an important consideration for databases and/or other B-tree based ISAM storage methods. Source: Internet
Like so many others in the bike industry, Isam came to know the Black Hills through the rally and eventually bought property there. Source: Internet