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Meaning of block device | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An abstraction for buffered access to hardware devices, especially storage, where data is read or written in arbitrary-sized blocks.

Unix

Examples

“The network block⟳ device is a block⟳ device offered by Linux. It behaves as a normal block⟳ device that can be formatted with any block-based file⟳ system and mounted for use⟳.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

block diagram block dump block flute block grant block graph block group

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