volume
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈvɑːl.juːm/
- Specialized
:
volumen
- So we know that the volume this is, by the way, this is the volume of our disk.
Examples
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The data volume was 4 GB and was stored on an SSD disk.
Academic text (2018) -
Notice that the volume is F of XY.
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On the left here is an input volume of three channels.
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The available storage volume in ET beds and the ET rate will vary between winter and summer months.
Academic text (1996) -
The system automatically detects the new volume when it is mounted as a storage device.
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After creating a new volume on the server, you must format it before use.
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To back up your files, you first need to select the appropriate volume on your computer.
Compounds
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1
3.9
The total amount of money from sales or trades in US dollars over a period
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A process in which the space a gas takes stays the same while pressure or temperature change
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A bomb that spreads fuel into the air and then sets it on fire to make a very large explosion
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A unit used to measure how much space something takes, like a cup or liter
How Big
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9.1
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272
3.3
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4.9
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4.8
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Volume in computing is like a storage 'container', and a helpful way to remember this is the word's history: it comes from Latin volumen, from volvere 'to roll', which came to mean 'amount' or 'space'. So a computer volume is a unit of storage or capacity.