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storage block

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storage block [′stȯr·ij ‚bläk]
(computer science)
A contiguous area of storage whose contents can be handled in a single operation.


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The new kids on the storage block are compact flash drives (commonly called memory sticks).
Perforated and galvanized steel panels, confined to one part of the ceiling between east and west entrances, play a double role: the bundles of wire-and-tube spaghetti below the three-storey administration and storage block were considered so dense and unruly that Perrault had them hidden.
The module is a physically small storage block, which appears as a virtual single high performance drive although it may have multiple physical drives inside.
 
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