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bad block

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Noun1.bad block - (computer science) a block (usually one sector) that cannot reliably hold data
computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
block - (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted; "since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably"


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Protection information ensures that an I/O transaction has completed without any bad blocks written to disks.
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