Definition: Partition


Logical storage unit. One hard disk can be divided into one or more partitions. Each partition is regarded as one logical storage unit, and normally contains one file system. In the Windows operating systems (95/98/NT/2000) each partition is assigned one station letter (C:, D: etc). For the user it looks like there are several hard disks in the computer. The term partition may also be used in tape context, but the interpretation differs slightly. It may have two partitions on tape. one will contain the file data and the other the system information.




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Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks (RAID)

Groupings of hard drives in a single system to provide greater performance and data integrity.

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