Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,799,949,182 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

scratch disk
(redirected from Scratch space)

    Also found in: Wikipedia 0.06 sec.

scratch disk

A hard disk used to store data temporarily and which can be reused. See scratch tape and scratchpad.

1.(storage)scratch disk - See scratch.
2.(operating system)scratch disk - Unallocated space on Windows 95's primary hard disk partition, used for virtual memory.

Shortage of space on this partition can result in the error "scratch disk full".


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.