Cache
Cache - A high-speed memory device that is faster than the memory or storage device otherwise used. For example, main memory can be used to cache data from SSDs...
LBA
LBA – Logical Block Address – used in a hard disk drive (HDD) addressing scheme to identify blocks on the drive and so read data from or write data to...
CHS
CHS – Cylinder Head Sector – addressing scheme for hard disk drives. Data is written in sectors on tracks (cylinders) on one side of a platter which is indicated by...
Byte
Byte - A computing unit consisting of 8 bits and used to encode letters or numbers. Capital C is written as 01000011. A word is 2 bytes (16 bits),...
Bounce Buffer
Bounce buffer - High-speed memory resource used as a cache to temporarily store some data. For example, until recently a GPU was fed with data by the host server’s CPU,...
Blockchain
Blockchain - A blockchain is a decentralized ledger of transactions across a peer-to-peer network. Each transaction is recorded in an immutable and date/timestamped way and cannot be overwritten. All...
Block
Block – Data is stored in bit areas on storage media. The bits are grouped into blocks and the blocks numbered sequentially from the start of the disk, thus providing...
Bit Line
Bit Line - Cells in a memory array, such as DRAM, are laid out in rows and a row is called a bit line (as in line of bits)....
MR-MUF
MR-MUF - Mass Reflow Molded Underfill - A method used by SK hynix in its HBM semiconductor manufacturing process. It involves the placing of multiple chips on the lower...
Bit
Bit – The smallest element of data in an IT system. It has a value of 1 or 0 and eight of them make up a byte. The letter A...
Log-Structured Merge Tree
Log-Structured Merge Tree – The Log-Structured Merge Tree concept is used for ingesting and indexing data and persisting it to storage by application storage engines. It has ordered key:value pairs...
Binary Search Tree
Binary Search Tree – see B-Tree.