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Categories: Rotating disc computer storage media, All articles needing additional references, File system management

low-level formatting initialization initialisation disk formatting Disc formatting

(computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position WordNet 3.0

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(computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Disk formatting is the process of preparing a data storage device such as a hard disk drive, solid-state drive, floppy disk, memory card or USB flash drive for initial use. Wikipedia

Preparing computer hard disks to store data, destroying any existing contents Wikipedia Disambiguation

Process of preparing a data storage device for initial use Wikidata

The process of preparing something to begin. Wiktionary

Process. Wiktionary (translation)

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format

technical process

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electronic data processing

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LD-ROM

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