# disk formatting

> process of preparing a data storage device for initial use

**Wikidata**: [Q690117](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q690117)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_formatting)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/disk-formatting


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)