Definition: Recovery point objective


The maximum acceptable time between the last available back-up and the time a disruption occurs.




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Data block

A series of data elements handled as one unit. Typically a data block stored on disk is 512 bytes long (synonymous with sector). On tape the block size is normally greater and varies.

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