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block device

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A peripheral device that transfers a group of bytes (block, sector, etc.) of data at a time such as a disk. Contrast with character device.
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The storage in this case is not simply a block device, it is a special-purpose computer with an embedded file system.
Storage Networking And The Data Center Of The Future by Dale, David / Computer Technology Review
Support includes a block device driver that emulates the functionality of a hard drive, enhanced boot support including support for the Windows Mobile "paging-on-demand" feature specially tailored for boot from NAND-based devices, and a wide range of tools for development and mass production.
M-Systems' DiskOnChip(R) Enables High Capacity Embedded Flash Drive ... by Business Wire
TrueFFS, M-Systems' patented flash management software, provides the operating system (OS) with full block device (hard drive) functionality so that the DiskOnChip flash disk appears to the OS and file system as a standard disk drive.
M-Systems' DiskOnChip H-Series Products Set a New Capacity Benchmark ... by Business Wire
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