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file allocation table

file allocation table noun: a table used internally by the operating system to keep track of the structure of a disk and where files are stored on it.

Noun

file allocation table (plural file allocation tables)

  1. A table used internally by the operating system to keep track of the structure of a disk and where files are stored on it.
    • […], although their access involves traversing the indirection in the file allocation table.2006, Dhananjay M. Dhamdhere, Operating Systems: A Concept-based Approach, 2nd edition, Tata McGraw-Hill, page 346
    • The file allocation table needs just a single entry for each file, […]2008, A. A. Puntambekar, I. A. Dhotre, Systems Programming, 3ʳᵈ revised edition, Technical Publications Pune, page 13:20
    Synonyms:
    FAT

file allocation table meaning in Tamil and Kannada

file allocation table in Tamil

கோப்பு ஒதுக்கீட்டு அட்டவணை

file allocation table in Kannada

ಫೈಲ್ ವಿತರಣೆ ಕೋಷ್ಟಕ

Synonyms of file allocation table

Forms of file allocation table

pluralfile allocation tables

Questions about file allocation table

What does file allocation table mean?
File allocation table means a table used internally by the operating system to keep track of the structure of a disk and where files are stored on it.
What is file allocation table in Tamil?
File allocation table in Tamil is கோப்பு ஒதுக்கீட்டு அட்டவணை. See File allocation table meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is file allocation table?
File allocation table is a noun.
What is the plural of file allocation table?
The plural of file allocation table is file allocation tables.

Words near file allocation table in the dictionary

  1. filchings
  2. Filchner
  3. Fildu de Jos
  4. file
  5. file 13
  6. file allocation table
  7. file allocation tables
  8. file association
  9. file associations
  10. file away
  11. file cabinet

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