The following is a list of terms, abbreviations, psudonyms, etc that you may come across or have already come across, related to computing, internet, networks etc. Relevant to most computers, although some of the definitions will only be relevant on specific platforms, and are annotated as such.
A list of General Acronyms which cover other aspects of computer-related jargon.
Neither of these 2 lists have long definitions that you may find here in the Glossary, but only a basic description of what each Acronym stands for.
This is the Definitive listing compiled from various sources, including Acorn User, Archimedes World, Archive, other Magazines, The Internet, Jerome Mathevet, (who helped fill in some blanks), various FAQ-files, and Acorn and other platform Manuals. Some of the items in this Glossary have no definitions, (and require none) however, if anyone thinks they do, please let me know.
Whilst every care has been taken in compiling this Glossary, neither I nor any of the contributors can be held responsible for any misleading, mistaken, or misquoted definitions. (Misspelling will be ammended when noticed or notified).
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FAT 16
Disk size (MB) Cluster size(KB)
16 - 127 2
128 - 255 4
256 - 511 8
512 - 1023 16
1024 - 2047 32
LFAU Max Disc Size Min Object Size
1Kb 499Mb 16Kb
2Kb 998Mb 32Kb
4Kb 1996Mb 64Kb
8Kb 3992Mb 128Kb