Definition: Thin Film


A type of coating deposited on a flat surface through a photolithographic process. Thin film is used on disk platters and read/write heads, as well as on the write element of MR heads.




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System information

Typically used for the internal information of the file system itself. The file system keeps track of the names of the files, their size, and where the file is stored. This information is stored to the media in addition to the file content.

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