The removal of data from media.
A message that occurs when there is a loss of ability to interpret recorded data; usually because of magnetic issues or defects in or on the media.
An Electrostatic Discharge is a sudden flow of electric current through a material that is normally an insulator.
Ethernet 1Gb; GigE; Gigabit Ethernet European Union.
Fahrenheit is a temperature scale where a degree Fahrenheit (°F) is 5/9ths of a kelvin (or of a degree Celsius).
Federal Communications Commission (United States).
End of Data. Location on media where the last session stopped.
Glossary
Encoding (n.) Characters (or bytes) of information converted to magnetic patterns on the media. (v.) The process of converting to the desired pattern.
EOD
EOM or EOT End of Media or End of Tape. Logical EOM allows space to complete a write operation; physical EOM signifies that the media is completely used.
Erase
Error
ESD
ETH
EU
FF
FCC
Fibre Channel A high-speed serial architecture that allows either optical or electrical connections at data rates from 265 MB to 2 Gb per second. Fibre Channel is sometimes abbreviated FC.
File system This is the file system embedded in the SDLT 600A firmware. File system information is saved into a table of contents and also into the eMAM.
Firmware Permanent or semi-permanent instructions and data programmed directly into the circuitry of a programmable read- only memory or electronically erasable programmable read-only memory chips. Used for controlling the operation of the computer or tape drive. Distinct from software, which is stored in random access memory and can be altered with ease.
FPM The Front Panel Module (also known as the bezel) is a plastic panel that extends the face of a tape drive so that it covers a computer’s tape drive bay opening.
FTP File Transfer Protocol - A way of transferring files over the Internet from one computer to another.
FUP Firmware Update.
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