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Allocation Unit

nounid 12975·updated May 18, 2026
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a group of sectors on a magnetic disk that can be reserved for the use of a particular file

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Variants

plural
Allocation Units
possessive
Allocation Unit's
pluralpossessive
Allocation Units'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
a group of sectors on a magnetic disk that can be reserved for the use of a particular file
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a group of sectors on a magnetic disk that can be reserved for the use of a particular file
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