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Image (computing)

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In computing, an image may refer to:

  • Disk image, a computer file containing the complete contents and structure of a data storage device
  • Executable, a computer file containing an exectuable program; short for "executable program image"
  • ROM image, a computer file which contains a copy of the data from a read-only memory chip
  • System image, the state of a computer or software system stored in some form
  • Single-system image (SSI), a cluster of computers that appear to be a single computing system

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