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A device to which information is read and written in fixed-size blocks randomly accessible anywhere on the device. |
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As opposed to a CharacterDevice. |
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Common examples of BlockDevice~s are HardDisk~s, optical drives ([CD]/[DVD] readers/writers), memory-card readers (for e.g. SD cards, CF cards, xD cards) and [USB] storage devices (USB KeyDrive~s or external hard drives/optical drives). |
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See also DeviceDriver |
