file allocation table (FAT)
Definition
Part of a hard disk where the size and location (and other items of information) of every file on that disk is recorded for fast access by the computer's operating system.
file allocation table (FAT) is in the Computer Hardware, Software, & Security and Information Science & Technology subjects.
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