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logical block address

logical block address noun: an address for accessing logical blocks on a secondary storage device, expressed as an integer from 0 to n−1, where n is the number of blocks available on the device. An address under the system of logical block addressing.

Noun

logical block address (plural logical block addresses)

  1. An address for accessing logical blocks on a secondary storage device, expressed as an integer from 0 to n−1, where n is the number of blocks available on the device. An address under the system of logical block addressing.
    • The driver needs to send the correct logical block address to the IDE device to control where to read data from.

Forms of logical block address

plurallogical block addresses

Words formed from logical block address

Questions about logical block address

What does logical block address mean?
Logical block address means an address for accessing logical blocks on a secondary storage device, expressed as an integer from 0 to n−1, where n is the number of blocks available on the device. An address under the system of logical block addressing.
What part of speech is logical block address?
Logical block address is a noun.
What is the plural of logical block address?
The plural of logical block address is logical block addresses.

Words near logical block address in the dictionary

  1. logical
  2. logical address
  3. logical addresses
  4. logical atomism
  5. logical behaviourism
  6. logical block address
  7. logical block addressing
  8. logical calculi
  9. logical calculus
  10. logical clock
  11. logical clocks

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