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metadata following standardized schemes. This metadata is used
first to describe the structure of the file and its play out
but also to let the user specify its own metadata
metadata
annotating the content of the file
This format is also designed to ensure the interchange of data in a
streaming environment such as data tape storage or networked
communications.
The capacity of a given media product in its basic
native capacity
recording format (without the use of data compression).
Refers to the uncompressed storage capacity of a media
native mode
subsystem. (See "native capacity".)
Original Equipment Manufacturer.
OEM
This term is used to designate the complexity of an
operational pattern
MXF file. It describes the possibilities for building the
.
packages
To write data on top of existing data thus erasing the original
overwrite
data.
A method of generating redundant information that can be used
parity
to detect errors in stored or transmitted data.
The maximum speed with which information moves
peak transfer rate
inside a tape drive or between drive and host. Usually measured
in megabytes per second.
A measure of the speed of the drive during normal
performance
operation. Factors affecting performance are seek times, transfer
rate, and command overhead.
A device added to a system as a complement to the basic
peripheral
central processing unit (CPU), such as a disk drive, tape drive, or
printer.
Power-on Hours. The unit of measurement for mean time
POH
between failure (MTBF), expressed as the number of hours that
the drive is powered on. See MTBF.
Power-on Self Test. Diagnostic programs, loaded automatically
POST
by the BIOS, that perform basic tests on the major system
components, such as memory, cartridge and magazine
.
descriptive metadata
Glossary
structural
material
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