Quantum A-Series manual Universal Serial Bus is a serial bus standard for connecting

Glossary

Tape Tape cartridge.

TapeAlert™ A firmware feature that monitors and returns the results of the tape drive’s on-going self-diagnosis activity.

Tape Path The path through which media moves from the cartridge, past the read/write head, and onto the take-up reel.

TCM The Tape Control Module implements the functions required to buckle and unbuckle the media and control the media motion.

Timecode Timecode information can be recorded within an MXF file. Given that an MXF file can have several outputs (MXF terminology: material package), each of them can be set to a different timecode.

TOC Table Of Contents - Contains file system information.

Track A linear or angled pattern of data written on a media surface. SDLT tape drives write information on multiple tracks simultaneously.

Transfer Rate The speed at which the data moves between a host (that is, tape drive) and a recorded device. Usually expressed as bytes/ sec or bits/sec.

TUR Test Unit Ready (see also <Link>Take-up Reel).

U		UL	Underwriters Laboratories is a testing laboratory, which
			develops standards for consumer products, chiefly dealing with
			product safety.
		Unformatted Capacity The total number of usable byes on the media,
			including the space that will be required later to record location,
			boundary definitions, and timing information. (See also Native
			Capacity.)
		URL	Uniform Resource Locator - The address of a site on the Internet.
		USB	Universal Serial Bus is a serial bus standard for connecting
			devices to a computer.
		V	A Volt is the potential difference across a conductor when a
	V
			current of one ampere dissipates one watt of power.
		VCCI	Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Information
			Technology Equipment (Japan).

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