BAD BLOCK

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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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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