Definition: Capacity


The amount of data or information, measured in bytes that can be stored on a hard drive or any storage media. Also known as storage capacity.




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Defect Management

A general methodology of eliminating data errors on a recording surface by mapping out known defects on the media. The defective areas are rendered inaccessible, so that when information is written to the disk, it is stored to non-defective locations on the disk.

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