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The Data Control Module provides the path and guides for all
DCM
media motion inside the tape drive and to write data to and read
data from the media.
A low-level (usually kernel-mode) operating system
device driver
component that enables a PC to communicate with peripheral
devices such as printers, CD-ROMs, and tape drives. Each kind
of device requires a different driver.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Software that
DHCP
automatically assigns IP addresses to client stations logging onto
a TCP/IP network.
Digital Linear Tape.
DLT
Quantum's firmware compliance management function of
DLTIce
DLTSage, which provides secure archival functionality to the
SDLT 600A tape drive and DLTtape II cartridges.
Quantum's suite of preventive maintenance diagnostic
DLTSage
software tools that enables users to more simply manage tape
storage environments.
A group of computers, programs, and devices on a network
domain
administered as a unit with common procedures and rules for
use by a specific group of users. A user logs on to the domain to
gain access to the resources.
Error Correction Code, also known as Error Checking and
ECC
Correction. The incorporation of extra parity bits in transmitted
data in order to detect errors that can be corrected by the
controller.
Error Detection Code. DLT tape drives include a 16-bit EDC with
EDC
every 4 KB of user data. The EDC helps the drive detect and
recover any errors that may occur.
European Economic Community.
EEC
Electronically-Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory. An
EEPROM
integrated circuit memory chip that can store programs and data
in a non-volatile state. These devices, which are used to store
firmware in DLT tape drives, can be erased and reprogrammed
with new data.
The Electronic Interface Module provides the main control
EIM
function for the system and the interface from the system to the
host computer, library, or autoloader.
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