HP ESL E manual Glossary

Glossary

This glossary defines terms used in this guide or related to this product and is not a comprehensive glossary of computer terms.

Antistatic mat

A mat made of antistatic material which includes a cabled connection to ground at a wall receptacle.

ASC

The Additional Sense Code is part of the SCSI-2 specification. The additional sense code (ASC) field indicates further information related to the error or exception condition reported in the sense key field.

ASCQ

Additional Sense Code Qualifier is part of the SCSI-2 specification. The additional sense code qualifier (ASCQ) indicates detailed information related to the additional sense code.

Autoclean

A user-defined mode made on the touch screen GUI by which the library automatically performs drive cleaning tasks.

Bit

The basic unit of data in a binary numbering system (binary digit), represented by a 0 or a 1. Eight bits equals one byte.

Byte

The basic unit of computer memory which is large enough to hold one character.

Calibrate

A process used by the library robotics to determine the exact position of storage, data transfer, and import/export elements.

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