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bad block:
- secteur défectueux; bloc défectueux

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bad block:

bad block [the ~] nom

the bad block (bad sector)

– A disk sector that cannot be used for data storage, usually because of media damage or imperfections. Finding, marking, and avoiding bad sectors on a disk is one of the many tasks performed by a computer's operating system. A disk-formatting utility can also find and mark the bad sectors on a disk. ¹
secteur défectueux; bloc défectueux
- secteur défectueux
- bloc défectueux

Translation Matrix for bad block:

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bloc défectueux	bad block; bad sector
secteur défectueux	bad block; bad sector

Synonyms for "bad block":

block

Related Definitions for "bad block":

(computer science) a block (usually one sector) that cannot reliably hold data²
A disk sector that cannot be used for data storage, usually because of media damage or imperfections. Finding, marking, and avoiding bad sectors on a disk is one of the many tasks performed by a computer's operating system. A disk-formatting utility can also find and mark the bad sectors on a disk.¹

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