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T
Shelf Life
SRAM
T
Take-up Reel
TapeAlert
Tape Path
TB
TCM
Termination
Track
Transfer Rate
TUR
TUV
G-10
The length of time that media can be stored without losing its
magnetic strength. For Super DLTtape II media, this period is 30
years or more.
Static RAM. A memory chip that requires power to hold its
content.
The reel inside every tape drive onto which DLTtape or
Super DLTtape media is wound. The in-the-drive take-up reel
enables DLTtape and Super DLTtape systems to operate using a
single-reel cartridge and thereby pack more media and data into
every data cartridge.
A firmware feature that monitors and returns the results of the
tape drive's on-going self-diagnosis activity.
The path through which media moves from the data cartridge,
past the read/write head, and onto the take-up reel.
Terabyte. A unit of measure equal to 1000 Gigabytes (GB).
Tape Control Module. The SDLT TCM consists of a variety of
components; the most significant of these include the base plate,
the cartridge receiver, the tape supply motor assembly, the floor
plate assembly, and the buckling mechanism.
A physical requirement of the SCSI bus. A terminator is a device
that attaches to both ends of an electrical bus and prevents
reflection or echoes of signals that reach the end of the bus.
A linear or angled pattern of data written on a media surface.
SDLT tape drives write information on multiple tracks
simultaneously.
The speed at which the data moves between a host (that is, tape
drive) and a recorded device. Usually expressed as bytes/sec or
bits/sec.
Tape Unit Ready.
Technischer Uberwachungs Verein (German Safety Agency).
March 2004
SDLT 600 Product Manual
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