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BAD BLOCK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bad block mean?
• BAD BLOCK (noun)
The noun BAD BLOCK has 1 sense:
1. (computer science) a block (usually one sector) that cannot reliably hold data
Familiarity information: BAD BLOCK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(computer science) a block (usually one sector) that cannot reliably hold data
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("bad block" is a kind of...):
block ((computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
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