The name given to a disk for identification. It is set by the LABEL command. You can display the volume label on a disk using the VOL command.

The identification of a diskette or volume.

An area on tape or disk that is used to identify the tape volume and its owner.

The electronic label placed at the front of the media.

n. A name for a disk or tape. MS-DOS systems, which seldom use disk names except in directory listings, use the term volume label. Apple Macintosh systems, which often refer to disks by name, use the term volume name.