Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms: contiguous
contiguous
adjacent, next to each other. For instance, the states of North Dakota and South Dakota are contiguous, but Texas and Maine are not.
Most computers can store a disk file in either contiguous or noncontiguous sectors. (See disk.) Access is slowed if the sectors are not contiguous, since to get from one part of the file to another, the read/write head must jump from one part of the disk to another. see fragmentation.
Dictionary of Insurance Terms: contiguous
contiguous
adjoining.
Dictionary of Real Estate Terms: contiguous
contiguous
actually touching; contiguous properties have a common boundary.
