file allocation table

file allocation table
   Abbreviated FAT, pronounced "[fat]." A table, maintained by the operating systems, that lists all the blocks of disk space available on a disk.
   The FAT includes the location of each block, as well as whether it is in use, available for use, or damaged in some way and therefore unavailable. Because files are not necessarily stored in consecutive blocks on a disk, the FAT also keeps track of which pieces belong to which file.
   See also FAT16; FAT32; file fragmentation.

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  • file allocation table — (FAT) area of a disk on which the location of each file is recorded …   English contemporary dictionary

  • File Allocation Table —   [Abk. FAT], Dateizuordnungstabelle …   Universal-Lexikon

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  • file allocation table — noun the part of a floppy disk or hard disk where information is stored about the location of each piece of information on the disk (and about the location of unusable areas of the disk) • Hypernyms: ↑table, ↑tabular array * * * file allocation… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • 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. Syn: FAT …   Wiktionary

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