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Block devices sda, sdb, sdc. What comes after sdz?
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After sda➡sdz comes sdaa➡sdaz, etc.
The first link in the accepted answer (from 2011) is broken. Here is a new link (also from 2011) containing a good write-up: How are Linux drives named beyond drive 26?.
To summarize the main point in the link (slightly revised and reformatted):
Drive # - Name
1 - sda
26 - sdz
27 - sdaa
28 - sdab
52 - sdaz
53 - sdba
54 - sdbb
702 - sdzz
703 - sdaaa
704 - sdaab
18278 - sdzzz
Needless to say Linux is well positioned for expansion of drives.