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Quantum A-Series Tape Drives User's Guide
Java applets are small Java programs that get downloaded to the
Applet
client computer and then run from a web browser when a web
page that uses Java is loaded.
The removal or copying of data from the computer system
Archiving
onto secondary storage media that is safely stored away.
Application Specific Integrated Circuit.
ASIC
American Society for Testing and Materials.
ASTM
A/V or Audio/Video is a generic term used to describe products
A/V
and services associated with audio and video.
A block that cannot reliably hold data because of a media
Bad Data Block
flaw or damaged format markings.
An aluminum die casting that acts as the support platform
Base Plate
for the other modules and for the tape drive enclosure. The base
plate includes the precision mounting holes used to install
SDLT tape drives into a server or tape library.
(Also known as the faceplate.) A plastic panel that extends the
Bezel
face of a tape drive so that it covers a computer's tape drive bay
opening. The internal model of SDLT 600A has two bezels: a
library bezel and an internal bezel.
Basic Input/Output System. A set of routines that work closely
BIOS
with the hardware to support the transfer of information
between various elements of the system, such as memory, disks,
and peripheral devices.
A sector or group of sectors. SDLT 600A supports block sizes up
Block
to 16 MB.
Beginning of Media or Beginning of Tape. The physical
BOM or BOT
beginning of the media.
Bureau of Standards, Metrology, and Inspection (Taiwan).
BSMI
Buckling Mechanism
leaders on cartridge load and disengages them on cartridge
unload.
An area of RAM reserved for temporary storage of data that is
Buffer
waiting to be sent to a device. The data is usually on its way to or
from the tape drive or some other peripheral device.
T
he buckling mechanism engages the media
Glossary
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