Definition: MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure)


A measure of reliability. The MTBF is the number of failures divided by the number of hours the component has operated. The longer the time span between failures, the more reliable the device.




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Data Block

A series of data elements handled as one unit. Typically a data block on disk is 512 bytes long.

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