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slack space

slack space noun: unused space in an allocation unit containing a file smaller than the allocation unit itself.

Noun

slack space (uncountable)

  1. Unused space in an allocation unit containing a file smaller than the allocation unit itself.

Questions about slack space

What does slack space mean?
Slack space means unused space in an allocation unit containing a file smaller than the allocation unit itself.
What part of speech is slack space?
Slack space is a noun.

Words near slack space in the dictionary

  1. slack bobs
  2. slack fill
  3. slack fills
  4. slack key
  5. slack off
  6. slack space
  7. slack suit
  8. slack suits
  9. slack tub
  10. slack tubs
  11. slack up

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