contiguous

形容词 contiguous:

1. very close or connected in space or time
   同义词：immediate
2. connecting without a break; within a common boundary
   同义词：conterminous
3. having a common boundary or edge; touching
   同义词：abutting, adjacent, adjoining, conterminous, neighboring

1. A contiguous fixed-sized area of storage. Each partition is a separate address space.
   一种地址连续的、定长的存储区，每个分区是一个独立的地址空间。
2. The process of making the most effective use of storage by placing data elements into contiguous bit positions of words.
   把数据元放入各个字中的相邻二进制位上，从而能最大限度地利用存储空间的处理方法或过程。
3. In Series/1, a series of contiguous records in a volume that describe the contents in terms of allocated data sets and free space.
   在IBMSeries／1中，文卷里的一串连续记录，这些记录用于描述已分配数据集和自由空间。
4. California and Mexico are contiguous.
   加利福尼亚和墨西哥相邻。

con.tig.u.ous

adj.（形容词）
Sharing an edge or boundary; touching.
接触的：共边的或共边界的；互相接触的
Neighboring; adjacent.
毗邻的；邻近的

Connecting without a break:
连绵不断的：
例句：
the 48 contiguous states.
相连的48个州

Connected in time; uninterrupted:
不间断的：时间上连续的；不间断的：
例句：
served two contiguous terms in office.
在公司连续服务过两个任期

来源：
From Latin contiguus
源自 拉丁语 contiguus
from contingere contig- [to touch] * see contact
源自 contingere contig- [接触] *参见 contact

【引伸】
contig.uously
adv.（副词）
contig.uousness
n.（名词）