volume (computing)
In the context of computer operating systems, Volume is the term used to describe a single accessible storage area with a single filesystem, typically (though not necessarily) resident on a single partition of a hard disk. Similarly, it refers to the logical interface used by an operating system to access data stored on some media using a single instance of a filesystem. "Volume" can be used in place of the term "drive" where it is desirable to indicate that the entity in question is not a physical disk drive, but rather the corporate data stored using a filesystem there. "Logical drive" and "volume" should be considered synonymous, however "volume" and "partition" are not synonymous.
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