Quantum A-Series manual Glossary

Glossary

		The following is an alphabetical list of specialized words and
		technical terms with their definitions, commonly used in the tape
		drive and tape media industry.
	Access	(v.) To read, write, or update information on a storage medium,
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		such as magnetic media. (n.) The operation of reading, writing, or
		updating stored information.
	Access Time The interval between the time a request for data is made by
		the system and the time the data is available from the tape drive.
	Advanced PRML Advanced Partial Response Maximum Likelihood. The
		advanced PRML channel technology provides high-encoding
		efficiency recording densities for greater capacity and
		performance.
	Allocation The process of assigning particular areas of the media to
		particular data or instructions.
	AMP Media Advanced Metal Powder Media. A state-of-the-art media
		first designed for Super DLTtape. It incorporates durable metal
		powder technology for high-density data storage and embedded
		non-magnetic information for head tracking.
	API	Application Programming Interface.

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