Volume table of contents
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(VTOC) /V-tock/ A special file on a disk, which contains a list of all the ordinary files on the disk and their addresses. Also called a directory.
The term is used mostly with large mainframe disk drives. Storage administrators will often refer to the VTOC to obtain information on the number of files stored on a disk.
(1997-04-15)
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noun 1. any of various instruments or devices for measuring volume, as of gases, liquids, or solids. noun 1. any instrument for measuring the volume of a solid, liquid, or gas
- Volumetric
adjective 1. of or relating to measurement by volume. adjective 1. of, concerning, or using measurement by volume: volumetric analysis Compare gravimetric volumetric vol·u·met·ric (vŏl’yu-mět’rĭk) adj. Of or relating to measurement by volume. vol’u·met’ri·cal·ly adv. volumetric (vŏl’y-mět’rĭk) Relating to measurement by volume or to a unit that is used to measure volume.
- Volumetrically
adjective 1. of or relating to measurement by volume. adjective 1. of, concerning, or using measurement by volume: volumetric analysis Compare gravimetric volumetric vol·u·met·ric (vŏl’yu-mět’rĭk) adj. Of or relating to measurement by volume. vol’u·met’ri·cal·ly adv. volumetric (vŏl’y-mět’rĭk) Relating to measurement by volume or to a unit that is used to measure volume.
- Volumetric-analysis
noun, Chemistry. 1. determination of the concentration, by volume, of a substance in a solution, as by titration. 2. determination of the volume of gases or changes in their volume during combination. volumetric analysis noun (chem) 1. quantitative analysis of liquids or solutions by comparing the volumes that react with known volumes of standard reagents, […]
- Volumetric displacement
noun 1. the volume of air per revolution that passes through a mechanical pump when the pressure at the intake and the exhaust is the same as that of the atmosphere Also called swept volume