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noun (n)

• (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position

  (ilmu komputer) format sektor pada permukaan hard disk drive supaya dapat mengakses sistem operasi yang mereka dan tatacara mulai posisi

  Synonym:
  initialization, low-level formatting
  

  source: wordnet30