Definition: Master


The first drive in a dual drive combination. A master drive by itself (with no slave) is called a single drive.




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Cluster

A cluster is defined as an allocation unit. It is a group of sectors. Most file systems group sectors together and handle the group as one unit. The cluster size (number of sectors per cluster) varies with the storage media and is fixed at time of format. At least one cluster is allocated to each file, regardless of the file's size, that is stored in the DOS environment.

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