- A drive refers to the physical hardware component used to store data.
- A partition is a logical division of a physical drive. Each partition within the drive is acting as a separate storage unit.
- A volume is a storage area with its own file system. Volumes can span across multiple partitions.
- A disk image is a single file or a collection of files that replicates the entire contents and structure of a storage device.
- An ISO image (
.iso
) is a sector-by-sector copy of an optical disc, such as a CD, DVD or Blu-ray.
- A RAW image is an exact byte-for-byte copy of a storage device without compression or additional data.