Definition that contains magnetic disk
- track (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
- floppy a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
- allocation (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
- diskette a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
- fragmentation (computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk
- head crash (computer science) a crash of a read/write head in a hard disk drive (usually caused by contact of the head with the surface of the magnetic disk)
- disc pack (computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device
- floppy disk a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
- disk pack (computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device
- allocation unit a group of sectors on a magnetic disk that can be reserved for the use of a particular file