# Vault 7: Projects

This publication series is about specific projects related to the Vault 7 main publication.

### ExpressLane

# ExpressLane v3.1.1 -- TPP FINAL

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that sector. It is the space after the logical file until the end of the last written to sector.
Sector - Sector is a contiguous group of bytes. It is the smallest number of bytes that can
be addressed or written to on a drive. One sector = 512 bytes.
Sector Slack - Sector Slack or Ram Slack is the area of space after the data until the end
of that sector. It is the space after the logical file until the end of the last written to sector.
Swap file - A file on disk that is used to cache RAM memory. It is also called a page file.
Unallocated Clusters - Unallocated Clusters are areas of data storage that are not
allocated. They may or may not have data in them. When a file is deleted by the user, the
clusters allocated to that file are released by the operating system to be used again. Data
remains in the cluster until overwritten. Files and data fragments may be retrieved from
unallocated clusters.
USBSTOR - USBSTOR is a registry key that records information about USB storage
devices plugged into the computer.
Volume - Volume is a collection of addressable sectors that are used by an operating
system or application to store data. It may be a single partition, multiple partitions, or
physical hard drives.
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