LOW-LEVEL FORMATTING
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Low-Level Formatting.
Low-Level Formatting - as a noun
(computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position
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"Data is written to a disk during the low-level formatting process."
"The low-level formatting process clears all data on a disk."
"During low-level formatting, a disk's physical structure is configured."
"Once low-level formatting is complete, a disk can be used for data storage."
"A computer's BIOS typically performs low-level formatting on a hard drive."
