capacity vs formatted capacity

formatted capacity vs capacity

capacity and formatted capacity both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
capacity	Yes	No	No	No
formatted capacity	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, formatted capacity is a hyponym of capacity; that is, formatted capacity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than capacity:

capacity: (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive
formatted capacity: (computer science) the usable capacity of a disk drive; the amount of space that is left after the sector headings and boundary definitions and timing information have been added by formatting the disk

Other hyponyms of capacity include unformatted capacity.

capacity (noun)	formatted capacity (noun)
the maximum production possible	(computer science) the usable capacity of a disk drive; the amount of space that is left after the sector headings and boundary definitions and timing information have been added by formatting the disk
a specified function
capability to perform or produce
tolerance for alcohol
the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
the amount that can be contained
(computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive
the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment

Difference between capacity and formatted capacity

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