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form factor

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The physical size of a device as measured by outside dimensions. With regard to a disk drive, the form factor is the diameter of the platters, such as 2.5", 3.5" and 5.25", not size in terms of storage capacity. See footprint.

(hardware)form factor - The type of packaging of a processor integrated circuit, e.g. PPGA, FC-PGA.

More generally, a term popular among marketroids in 1998, denoting the shape of something designed.
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