For File Allocation Table (FAT) we have terms and definitions in 4 topics. The topics are Computer Technology, Computer Virus, Data Recovery and Linux, Red Hat.

File Allocation Table (Fat) (Computer Technology)

A DOS table at the beginning of a disk that tracks where files are stored on the disk according to the file allocation units used by the files.

File Allocation Table (Fat) (Computer Virus)

File Allocation Table. FAT can refer to three different types of partitions: FAT12, FAT16, and FAT16b. FAT16b is the most common type, and is used for partitions that are larger than 32 MB. FAT12 and FAT16 partitions were used with MS-DOS 5.0, and are still used with Windows 98 (depending on the partition size). The FAT file system format is used and recognized by DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows NT, OS/2, and nearly all other operating systems.

File Allocation Table (Fat) (Data Recovery)

A file allocation table (FAT) is a table that an operating system maintains on a hard disk that provides a map of the clusters (the basic units of logical storage on a hard disk) that a file has been stored in

File Allocation Table (Fat) (Linux, Red Hat)

A special file located in sector 0 on a disk that contains information about the sizes and locations of files stored on a disk.

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