FAT32
Old drive format
FAT32 is a file system developed by Microsoft in the 1990s for organizing data on storage devices like hard drives and USB flash drives.
The name stands for File Allocation Table with 32-bit entries, an improvement over earlier FAT12 and FAT16 systems.
FAT32 remains widely used because of its compatibility across operating systems—Windows, Mac, and Linux can all read it—though it cannot store individual files larger than 4 gigabytes, making it less suitable for modern video files and disk images.
Portable digital storage device
- flash drivePortable digital storage device
- memory cardPortable digital data chip
- SD cardCompact removable storage medium
- cross-platformWorks on multiple systems
Windows · Mac · Linux · legacy · external drive · game console · car stereo · camera
Barrier separating spaces
- clusterGathered group nearby
- directoryFile system container
- volumeAmount of space filled
- sectorDistinct division of whole
format · storage · allocation · root directory · defragment · disk · drive
USB drive
Portable digital storage device
- flash drivePortable digital storage device
- memory cardPortable digital data chip
- SD cardCompact removable storage medium
cross-platform · Windows · Mac · Linux · legacy · external drive · game console · car stereo · camera · interoperability
partition
Barrier separating spaces
sector · format · storage · allocation · root directory · defragment · disk · drive
- disk managementformatting, partitioning, disk utility, disk management, file systems
- DOS ComputingMS-DOS, DOS, DOS prompt, command line, CONFIG.SYS
- filesystemsfilesystem, directories, folders, filename, file extensions
- Unix filesystemroot, home, bin, etc, dev
- fat chanceSarcastic denial of possibility
- body fatLipid tissue stores
- baby fatInfant's natural plumpness
- fat removalExcising adipose deposits
- low fatMinimal lipid content
- vegetable fatLipid from plants