Extent

Pronunciation

Origin

From Anglo-Norman extente, from Old French estente ("valuation of land, stretch of land"), from extendre ("extend"), from Latin extendere (See extend.)

Full definition of extent

Noun

1. A range of values or locations.
2. The space, area, volume, etc., to which something extends.The extent of his knowledge of the language is a few scattered words.
3. (computing) A contiguous area of storage in a file system.

Adjective

1. (obsolete) Extended.----