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A cylinder on a disk drive refers to a set of tracks located at the same position on multiple platters within the drive. When data is written or read, the read/write head moves to a specific cylinder to access the desired information across all platters simultaneously, which enhances data retrieval efficiency. Essentially, a cylinder represents a vertical stack of tracks aligned across the platters, allowing for quicker data access without the need to move the head laterally.

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