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landing zone

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landing zone

A safe non-data area on a hard disk used for parking the read/write head. See load/unload ramp.


landing zone [′land·iŋ ‚zōn]
(computer science)
The data-free area on the surface of a hard disk over which the read-write head comes to rest when the computer is shut off and the disk stops rotating.


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A staff report recommends conditional approval of new hangars, a 20-room hotel catering to pilots and a helicopter landing zone.
5) From Okinawa, the 112th personnel moved to the island of Basilan, establishing their operations on the helicopter-landing area at Landing Zone X-Ray.
Knowing the helo would have to lose some weight before performing a rescue at 8,500 feet, the pilot landed at a low altitude landing zone and offloaded unnecessary equipment and personnel.
 
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