Definition: Operating System


Software that allows the user and programs installed on your system to communicate with computer hardware such as a hard drive.




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Due to small damages in the magnetic coating of the platters, one or several sectors or groups of sectors may be damaged beyond rescue. This may be a result of rough handling of the disk during transport or installation. See shock damage.

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