Glossary - Quantum Tape Drives A-Series User Manual

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Quantum A-Series Tape Drives User's Guide
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.
(v.) To read, write, or update information on a storage medium,
Access
such as magnetic media. (n.) The operation of reading, writing, or
updating stored information.
The interval between the time a request for data is made by
Access Time
the system and the time the data is available from the tape drive.
Advanced Partial Response Maximum Likelihood. The
Advanced PRML
advanced PRML channel technology provides high-encoding
efficiency recording densities for greater capacity and
performance.
The process of assigning particular areas of the media to
Allocation
particular data or instructions.
Advanced Metal Powder Media. A state-of-the-art media
AMP 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.
Application Programming Interface.
API

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