Definition: FAT (File Allocation Table)


A data table stored at the beginning of each partition on the disk that is used by the operating system to determine which sectors are allocated to each file and in what order.




DID YOU KNOW?  DATA RECOVERY FACTS AND TERMINOLOGY:

Data Recovery Fact

Recoverable Error

A read error that the drive can correct by ECC recovery or by re-reading the data.

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