Definition: Recovery point objective


The maximum acceptable time between the last available back-up and the time a disruption occurs.




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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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