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DISK OVERHEAD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing
Synonyms:
disk overhead; overhead
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("disk overhead" is a kind of...):
disc space; disk space ((computer science) the space available on a magnetic disk)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)