formatted capacity
noun
Simple meaning
The usable capacity of a disk drive.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfɔɹmætɪdkəpæsəti
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Definition
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noun
computer science
The usable capacity of a disk drive; the amount of space that is left after the sector headings and boundary definitions and timing information have been added by formatting the disk
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: (computer science) the usable capacity of a disk drive; the amount of space that is left after the sector headings and boundary definitions and timing information have been added by formatting the disk
Used this way, formatted capacity is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a computing use: it carries a fixed technical meaning inside software and systems work.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Technology
- Technical/specialist writing
- Business/professional
- Science
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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