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sparse fileA disk file that saves space by storing only actual data in the sectors and not storing consecutive runs of non-data (nulls). When a file system supports sparse files, it saves meta-data about the file that indicates where the runs of non-data are located. The reported file size is always the size of the entire file. See null and file system. 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. |
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| Unlike the Attic ISAM, the Document Hash ISAM is implemented as a sparse file, with an addressable space of 2^128, since URL hashes are 128 bits. |
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