Definition: Initiator


A device in control of the SCSI bus that sends commands to a target. Most SCSI devices have a fixed role as an initiator or a target; however, some devices can assume both roles.




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Super Block

The first block of an UNIX-file system. It contains for instance the configuration of the file system.

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