Quantum DX100 User Manual page 153

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Quantum DX-Series User's Guide
Digital Linear Tape technology is owned, developed, and
DLT
manufactured by Quantum Corporation. DLT tape drives use half-inch
wide tape.
Electro-Static Discharge
ESD
A mechanical component of the extension axis assembly
Gripper
(robotics) which grips and holds a tape cartridge in transit
The device or devices to which the library is connected.
Host
The International Electrotechnical Commission is based in Geneva,
IEC
Switzerland.
Mean Swaps Before Failure
MSBF
Mean Time Between Failures
MTBF
Mean Time To Repair
MTTR
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
NEMA
The PCI bus typically runs at speeds of 33 MHz or 66 MHz and is
PCI
usually 32 bits wide. This means that it passes 32 bits of data
simultaneously as if down 32 separate wires. Some of the most recent
computers include "wider" 64-bit PCI buses, and already certain very
high-end video capture cards offer improved performance if connected to
a 64-bit PCI bus.
Redundant Array of Independent Disks is a technology through
RAID
which several physical storage disks are grouped into an array that
appears to an operating system as one or more physical devices.
Short for Recommended Standard-232C, a standard interface
RS-232C
approved by the Electronic Industries Association (EIA) for connecting
serial devices. This standard is for ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER
between computer equipment and accessories. Data is transmitted bit by
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