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  • port (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals)
  • directory (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk)
  • interface (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals)
  • partition (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit
  • initialization (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position
  • initialisation (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position
  • virtual memory (computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable storage space available to the user of a computer system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses
  • disk controller (computer science) a circuit or chip that translates commands into a form that can control a hard disk drive
  • virtual storage (computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable storage space available to the user of a computer system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses
  • file allocation table the part of a floppy disk or hard disk where information is stored about the location of each piece of information on the disk (and about the location of unusable areas of the disk)
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