Definition of Volume

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Volume

Definition: A logical division of data, comprising of a number of files. In the context of hard disk drives, a volume is formatted by using a file system - such as FAT or NTFS - and has a drive letter assigned to it. A single hard disk can have multiple volumes and, unlike partitions, volumes can span multiple disks. Under the ISO 9660 standard, a "volume" refers to a single CD-ROM disc.

Category: General

Volume Descriptors

Definition: In ISO 9660, a set of information on the disc containing vital information about the CD and how the computer should read it.

Category: Optical storage

Volume Label

Definition: Data block written at the front of a volume to identify it.

Category: Tape Storage

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