fixed-length

[fikst-lengkth, -length]

adjective

Computers.

1. referring to a field, record, computer word, or other entity whose length does not vary.

Example Sentences

Prisoners on standard determinate sentences - a fixed-length prison term - could move to the post-custody stage after serving one-third of their sentence providing they behave well.

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The sentence was a record for a fixed-length prison term.

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This is the only way to order one of the popular solo loop straps with your Apple Watch, as those fixed-length straps are only sold through Apple.

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The new pressure sensor, called a fixed-length optical cavity, compares the speed of a laser travelling through a gas-filled cavity with that of an identical beam in a vacuum.

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The concept of fixed-length hours, however, did not originate until the Hellenistic period, when Greek astronomers began using such a system for their theoretical calculations.

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