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=== File Allocation Table ===

The File Allocation Table (FAT) is a table stored on the storage media that indicates the status and location of all data clusters that are on the disk. It can be considered the "table of contents" of a disk. The cluster may be available for use, it may be reserved by the operating system, it may be unavailable due to a bad sector on the disk, or it may be in use by a file. The clusters of a file need not be right next to each other on the disk. In fact it is likely that they are scattered widely throughout the disk. The FAT allows the operating system to follow the "chain" of clusters in a file.

 

==== FAT 12 ====