Allocation unit
Updated: 06/22/2024 by Computer Hope
An allocation unit may refer to any of the following:
1. An allocation unit is a group of reserved sectors on a computer hard drive.
2. With memory, an allocation is a process performed by the computer that assigns a block of memory for a program to store its data.
Block, Deallocation, File system, Hard drive terms, Memory terms, Partition, Sector