In some situations, you will be moving or copying an existing partition to a new location (for example, during a potential device failure).

在有些情况下，您可能需要将现有的分区移动或复制到一个新的位置(例如，在设备可能出现故障的情况下)。

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Experts say terrorist groups are seeking materials for a crude nuclear device - a so-called "dirty bomb" - that would have limited blast potential but could spread radiation in a major urban area.

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One potential device for computer users is a USB-compatible drive often called a pen.

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Understand that with regard to higher education there is a fundamental public purpose to be served and even though the market may be an extraordinary device for sorting, for pricing, for determining who gets what, ultimately the market in the service of the public good is the most powerful potential device we have for ensuring that higher education serves public purposes.

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But again, the question is what the form factor and capability set would be for any potential new device.

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