Volume Table Of Contents


volume table of contents

[′väl·yəm ¦tā·bəl əv ′kän‚tens] (computer science) A list of all the files in a volume, usually with descriptions of their contents and locations. Abbreviated VTOC.

Volume Table Of Contents

(storage)(VTOC) /V-tock/ A special file on a disk, whichcontains a list of all the ordinary files on the disk andtheir addresses. Also called a directory.

The term is used mostly with large mainframe disk drives.Storage administrators will often refer to the VTOC to obtaininformation on the number of files stored on a disk.