Glossary
Virtual file A kind of edit list used only for the partial restore of .mxf files.
|
|
| Storing a file means creating a copy of a file from your local disk |
|
|
| and transferring it to tape. Retrieving a file is the reverse |
|
|
| operation. A transfer can be a store or a retrieve. |
| W | The Watt is the SI derived unit of power. | |
| W | ||
|
| Web server A computer that stores Web documents and makes them | |
|
|
| available to other computers via a web browser. A server may be |
|
|
| dedicated, meaning its sole purpose is to be a Web server, or non- |
|
|
| dedicated, meaning it can be used for basic computing in |
|
|
| addition to acting as a server. |
|
| WEEE | Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment is an EU directive that |
|
|
| mandates that producers of electronic goods assume the |
|
|
| responsibility of recycling WEEE and create sustainable |
|
|
| development programs to design more easily reusable and |
|
|
| recyclable products. |
|
| WORM Write Once Read Many is a functionality, which provides secure | |
|
|
| archived records needed for government compliance. |
| XEZ | An Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) used in | |
| X | ||
|
|
| SuperDLT tape drives. |
|
| XML | eXtensible Markup Language. |
Quantum | 89 |