First

English translation: for the first time

13:15 Jan 10, 2005

English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology)

English term or phrase: First

How do you interpret "first" in the following sentence?

"When files are first written to a new hard drive, they are stored sequentially."

TIA!

Barbara Østergaard KudoZ activity Questions: 382 (7 open) (8 without valid answers) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 497 Denmark
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Selected answer:for the first time

Explanation:
1. you get a new hard drive
2. you start saving files on it
3. before it fills up, the files are stored sequentially, i.e. "in order".

after you delete some of the original files and save new ones, they may be saved in "holes" left after the original files have been deleted - i.e. the new files do not have to be stored sequentially anymore.
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Local time: 16:07

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4 +9

for the first time

PAS

5 +5

initially written

SMLS

5 +2

at the time they are written

Marian Greenfield

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1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

first at the time they are written

Explanation:
in other words, as soon as...

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 10:07
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

first initially written

Explanation:
it means when the files where written to the hard drive before any changes were made.

SMLS
Ireland
Local time: 15:07
Native speaker of: English

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

first

for the first time

PAS
Local time: 16:07

Grading comment

Thank you all!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Armorel Young: I agree entirely with the description - I would describe it as "the first files to be written to an otherwise blank hard drive"

14 mins

-> thanks

agree

Tanja Kaether (X)

16 mins

-> thanks

agree

Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar)

20 mins

-> thanks

agree

Victor Potapov: Exactly - plus agree with Armorel's description "..on a prevously blank HD"

25 mins

-> I certainly hope a "new" HDD is blank ;-)

agree

Craft.Content

1 hr

agree

jccantrell: But a new HDD is rarely blank, just does not have USER files on it. But this is the interpretation I would put on the sentence, too.

1 hr

agree

Java Cafe: Then, in order to fill the holes, and restore some sequentiality, you use a "drefrag" software. :)

2 hrs

-> well, yes, but we are straying off the subject here... :-)

agree

giogi

3 hrs

agree

Catherine Christaki

2 days 4 hrs

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