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LUN

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000703

A logical unit number, which is a unique identifier for an individual or collection of block storage devices presented to a host computer from a storage area network (SAN). The host operating system sees the LUN as a raw block device, which it can partition and format with a file system. LUNs are numbered starting from zero and are central to managing storage allocation in SAN environments.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000703
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectTechnical
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "LUN",
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  "definition": "A logical unit number, which is a unique identifier for an individual or collection of block storage devices presented to a host computer from a storage area network (SAN). The host operating system sees the LUN as a raw block device, which it can partition and format with a file system. LUNs are numbered starting from zero and are central to managing storage allocation in SAN environments.",
  "subject": "Technical",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/lun/"
}

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