Definition: LBA (Logical Block Addressing)


A method of addressing the sectors on a drive. Addresses the sectors on the drive as a single group of logical block numbers instead of cylinder, head and sector addresses. It allows for accessing larger drives than is normally possible with CHS addressing.




DID YOU KNOW?  DATA RECOVERY FACTS AND TERMINOLOGY:

Data Recovery Fact

Data compression

Reducing the size of a file or data in general. Several compression techniques are used to save time and space during transfer/communication and storage.

Please visit our Data Recovery Knowledgebase for more facts and terminology.