Definitions for "Formatted capacity"
A storage capacity on a disk after formatting.
(computer science) the usable capacity of a disk drive; the amount of space that is left after the sector headings and boundary definitions and timing information have been added by formatting the disk
The actual capacity available to store data in a mass storage device. The formatted capacity is the gross capacity minus the capacity taken up by the overhead data required for formatting the media.
Keywords:  bytes, media, maximum, stored, data
The maximum amount of data bytes that can be stored on the media