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,

 

A

 

 

 

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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A-Series specifications

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