Subdisk

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A subsidiary disk.

    "We show that if a reduction of K along D yields an (n-1)-bridge position, then K bounds a disk that contains D as a subdisk and intersects S in n arcs.."

  2. 2
    Any of the disks making up a RAID array.

Example

More examples

"We show that if a reduction of K along D yields an (n-1)-bridge position, then K bounds a disk that contains D as a subdisk and intersects S in n arcs.."

Etymology

From sub- + disk.

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