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Storage capacity

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-001168

The total amount of data that a storage device or medium can hold. It is measured in units of bytes, such as kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), and terabytes (TB). The advertised capacity of a drive is calculated using powers of 1000, whereas operating systems report capacity using powers of 1024, resulting in a lower displayed number.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-001168
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectTechnical
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Storage capacity",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "The total amount of data that a storage device or medium can hold. It is measured in units of bytes, such as kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), and terabytes (TB). The advertised capacity of a drive is calculated using powers of 1000, whereas operating systems report capacity using powers of 1024, resulting in a lower displayed number.",
  "subject": "Technical",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/storage-capacity/"
}

Record 1,286 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.