US PATENT SUBCLASS 707 / 205
.~ File allocation


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707 /   HD  DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT, DATA STRUCTURES, OR DOCUMENT PROCESSING

200  DF  FILE OR DATABASE MAINTENANCE {2}
205.~ File allocation {1}
206  DF  .~.~> Garbage collection


DEFINITION

Classification: 707/205

File allocation:

(under subclass 200) Subject matter further comprising means or steps for reserving memory space or organizing memory space in order to contain a file.

(1) Note. This subclass is directed to reserving memory space or organizing memory space in order to contain a file. Memory accessing and control for data is classified elsewhere. A concept search to allocation should consider both areas.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

711, Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems - Memory,

1, 5 for addressing specific memory configurations, subclasses 100+ for disk defragmenting, subclasses 170+ for memory accessing and control memory configuring and partitioning, per se, subclasses 200+ for address formation, subclass 209 for addressing plural pages, blocks, segments, etc.