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FAT16

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

The version of the FAT series of file systems which uses a 16-bit file allocation table.

The original version of this file system, storing both the number of (real or virtual) disk sectors and the number of sector clusters in a volume as 16-bit integers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: very strictly

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning 2

The version of the FAT series of file systems which uses a 16-bit file allocation table.

FAT16B, the version of this file system storing the number of clusters in a volume as a 16-bit integer but using a 32-bit integer to represent the total number of sectors in a volume, allowing for larger volume and file sizes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: often, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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