A logical partition (LPAR) is a subset of a computer's hardware resources, virtualized as a separate computer. In effect, a physical machine can be partitioned...

before any other part of the disk. Each partition then appears to the operating system as a distinct "logical" disk that uses part of the actual disk...

system the partition contains or to flag special access methods used to access these partitions (e.g. special CHS mappings, LBA access, logical mapped geometries...

LDM. ^1 On a disk partitioned with the MBR Partition Table scheme, the Logical Disk Manager metadata are not stored in a partition, but are stored in...

(EBR), or extended partition boot record (EPBR), is a descriptor for a logical partition under the common DOS disk drive partitioning system. In that system...

Disk partitioning, the division of a hard disk drive Memory partition, a memory management technique Partition (database), the division of a logical database...

because of the limitations of master boot record (MBR) partition tables, which use 32 bits for logical block addressing (LBA) of traditional 512-byte disk...

Dynamic Logical Partitioning (DLPAR), is the capability of a logical partition (LPAR) to be reconfigured dynamically, without having to shut down the operating...

which can be either in a primary partition or in a logical volume within the extended logical partition. It is possible to include a boot loader such as...

storage media. The utility supports both functioning disks and damaged logical partitions and recovers data from both reformatted disks and disks which have...