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Categories: Units of information, Computer file systems

sector disk sector address identification cluster cluster size

The minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes WordNet 3.0

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The minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In computer disk storage, a sector is a subdivision of a track on a magnetic disk or optical disc. Each sector stores a fixed amount of user-accessible data, traditionally 512 bytes for hard disk drives and 2048 bytes for CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs. Wikipedia

A subdivision of a track on a disk Wikipedia Disambiguation

Logical or physical division of storage media Wikidata

A fixed, continuous section of the track, such that sectors do not overlap but all sectors make up the whole track. Wiktionary

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