Definition: Formatted Capacity


The actual capacity available to store data in a mass storage device. The formatted capacity is the gross capacity minus the capacity taken up by the overhead data required for formatting the media.




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Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.)

A technology to assist the user in preventing possible system down time due to hard drive failure by attempting to predict imminent hard drive failure before it occurs.

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