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Detailed Synonyms for allocation unit in English
allocation unit:
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the allocation unit
– a group of sectors on a magnetic disk that can be reserved for the use of a particular file 1the allocation unit– a group of sectors on a magnetic disk that can be reserved for the use of a particular file 1 -
the allocation unit
– The smallest amount of disk space that can be allocated to hold a file. 2the cluster; the allocation unit– The smallest amount of disk space that can be allocated to hold a file. 2 -
the allocation unit
– A set of pages that can be operated on as a whole. Pages belonging to an allocation unit are tracked by Index Allocation Map (IAM) pages. An allocation unit consists of the IAM page chain and all pages marked allocated in that IAM page chain. An allocation unit can contain at most a single IAM chain, and an IAM chain must belong to one, and only one, allocation unit. 2the allocation unit– A set of pages that can be operated on as a whole. Pages belonging to an allocation unit are tracked by Index Allocation Map (IAM) pages. An allocation unit consists of the IAM page chain and all pages marked allocated in that IAM page chain. An allocation unit can contain at most a single IAM chain, and an IAM chain must belong to one, and only one, allocation unit. 2