Definition: Disk


Used synonymously with hard disk. Circular platters. The actual media. See platter. Can be used for any storage media where the actual media is a circular disc - hard or soft kernel, magnetic or optical technology.




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Viterbi Detection

An algorithm used in read channel technology that detects an entire sequence of data bits at a time and determines the most likely sequence of data bits by comparing actual sequence of data bit samples with sequences of possible data bit sample to accurately detect that data written to disk.

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