subdisk

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ disk

Noun

subdisk (plural subdisks)

1. (mathematics) A subsidiary disk.
   • 2016, Jung Hoon Lee, “Reduction of bridge positions along a bridge disk”, in arXiv‎^[1]:

     We show that if a reduction of $K$ along $D$ yields an $(n-1)$-bridge position, then $K$ bounds a disk that contains $D$ as a subdisk and intersects $S$ in $n$ arcs..

2. (computing) Any of the disks making up a RAID array.