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Block device

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blockadernounA person who blockades
device drivernoun(computing) Software, usually supplied with the operating system or by a hardware manufacturer, that communicates between the operating system of a personal computer and a specific hardware device.
blockingverbThe act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
block votenounA vote cast by a representative or delegate on behalf of a group of people, having a voting weight proportional to the size of the group.
filesystemnounAlternative form of file system. [A physical system for organizing documents, as in a library or office.]
blockernounAgent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else.
block planeA block plane is a small metal-bodied woodworking hand plane which typically has the blade bedded at a lower angle than other planes, with the bevel up.
block diagramnounA pictorial representation of a system or process in which subsystems or other components are represented by geometric shapes joined by lines or arrows
hard drivenoun(computing, computer hardware) An electromechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data using magnetic storage with one or more rigid, rapidly rotating platters coated with magnetic material.
disk drivenoun(computer hardware) A computer drive that reads disks.
file systemnoun(computing) A method of organizing blocks of data on a storage device into files and directories.
blockagenoun(uncountable, countable) The state or condition of being blocked.
hard disknoun(computer hardware) The unit itself, and all the disks within it.
flash drivenoun(computer hardware) A small electronic device used to store digital data, more portable and robust than a hard drive.
partitionnounAn action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another.
disk accessnounmemory access to the computer disk on which information is stored
superblocknoun(computing) A segment of metadata describing the file system on a block device.
block grantnounA large sum of money granted by national government to a regional government (or by a university to a students' union, etc.) with only general provisions as to the way it is to be spent.
square blocknouna block in the (approximate) shape of a cube
bootablenoun(computing) A disk or other medium from which the system can be booted.

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