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Noun Concept

Categories: Computer storage, Data transmission

block d-block f-block p-block s-block

(computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted WordNet 3.0

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(computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In computing, a block, sometimes called a physical record, is a sequence of bytes or bits, usually containing some whole number of records, having a maximum length; a block size. Wikipedia

The practice of storing electronic data in equally sized units Wikipedia Disambiguation

The size of a block in data storage and file systems. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Periodic table block Wikidata

Periodic table block; on the right side of the periodic table and includes elements from the six columns beginning with column 13 and ending with column 18 Wikidata

A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see cluster). Wiktionary

Computing: logical data storage unit. Wiktionary (translation)

Since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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