interleaving

[ in-ter-lee-ving ]

/ ˌɪn tərˈli vɪŋ /

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noun Computers.

a method for making data retrieval more efficient by rearranging or renumbering the sectors on a hard disk or by splitting a computer's main memory into sections so that the sectors or sections can be read in alternating cycles.

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How to use interleaving in a sentence

This ingenious interleaving of the Bible and the Peerage found a host of admirers.
Art in England|Dutton Cook
Glennard, taking the volume from his hand, glanced with a kind of repugnance at the interleaving of yellow cris-crossed sheets.
The Touchstone|Edith Wharton
Printed in black ink on cream laid book paper, without interleaving of tissue.
Rose Leaf and Apple Leaf|Rennell Rodd
Damp some white blotting-paper by interleaving it with common white paper that has been wetted with a sponge.
Bookbinding, and the Care of Books|Douglas Cockerell

The backing of a flat piece of soft wood with an interleaving of stout paper or, better still, millboard, must not be forgotten.
The Repairing & Restoration of Violins|Horace Petherick