logical block address

noun

logical block address

noun
1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences An address for accessing logical blocks on a secondary storage device, expressed as an integer from 0 to n−1, where n is the number of blocks available on the device. An address under the system of logical block addressing.

  • The driver needs to send the correct logical block address to the IDE device to control where to read data from.
Derived terms
LBA
Related terms
logical block addressing

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