Glossary of Data Communications Terms

Courtesy Enterprise-Wide Computing, Inc.

Term: bad block table
Definition: A list kept on a hard disk of storage locations on the disk that are damaged or physically unable to hold data reliably. The bad block table is usually duplicated on a label on the outside of the disk housing. Also called 'media defect list.' See also Hot Fix, read-after-write verification.

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