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💾 A disk tool 💾 To manage partitions
to fdisk

to fdisk

9.9
To use a program to create, delete, or change parts on a hard drive
  • verb
  • Jargon
translation icon : particionar
  • Before installing Linux, you may need to fdisk your hard drive to create new partitions.

Examples

  • If you accidentally fdisk the wrong drive, you could lose all your data.

  • I need to fdisk my external hard drive.

  • The technician decided to fdisk the disk to remove all existing partitions and start fresh.

  • You can fdisk a drive to create new partitions.

  • Before installing Linux, you may need to fdisk your hard drive to create new partitions.

  • The technician decided to fdisk the disk to remove all existing partitions and start fresh.

  • If you accidentally fdisk the wrong drive, you could lose all your data.

Surface Forms

fdisk infinitive
fdisked past
fdisked past participle
fdisking present participle
fdisk third person singular

Etymology

Fdisk used as a verb means running the fdisk program on a disk to create, delete, or change the disk's sections, also called 'partitions', so to 'fdisk' a drive is simply to use that tool to manage its partitions.