Smallest logical unit of data storage in an Oracle database. Also called logical blocks, Oracle blocks, or pages. One data block corresponds to a specific number of bytes of physical database space on disk. See Also: extent, segment
A block that contains the actual data belonging to files and directories.
a block which may be allocated to a file in the file system
an atomic unit of storage space allocated to store one or more database records (e
A continuous block of wave samples. Due to processing constraints, the number of wave samples in a block must be a power of two.
A series of data elements handled as one unit. Typically a data block on disk is 512 bytes long (synonymous with sector). On tape the block size is normally greater and variable.
The block containing the actual data values.
The smallest unit of a database
A database data storage unit at the finest level of granularity. One data block corresponds to a specific number of bytes of physical database space on disk. A data block size is specified for every ORACLE database when the database is created. A database uses and allocates free database space in ORACLE data blocks.
A sequence of continuous data character or bytes transmitted as a unit.