Virtual Storage Access Method
(VSAM) An {IBM} disk file storage scheme first used
in {S/370} and virtual storage. VSAM comprises three access
methods: {Keyed Sequenced Data Set} (KSDS), {Relative Record
Data Set} (RRDS), and {Entry Sequenced Data Set} (ESDS).
Both {IMS/DB} and {DB2} are implemented on top of VSAM and use
its underlying data structures.
["Storage" or "Sequential"?]
(2002-07-26)