| AIT |
Advanced Intelligent Tape: An
8mm wide tape cartridge system; some contain a chip which
holds file information for fast access. |
| CD-R |
CD-Recordable: A CD that can
be written to and read, but not erased and rewritten. |
| CD-RW |
CD-Rewritable: A CD that can
be written many times. |
| DAT |
Digital Audio Tape: A 4mm wide
tape cartridge system, now used for data storage, particularly
in network environments. |
| DDS |
Digital Data Storage: Another
name for DAT |
| DLT |
Digital Linear Tape: A tape
cartridge system offering fast high capacity storage for
networks and data centres. |
| DVD |
Digital Versatile Disk: The
next generation CD technology that will be used for mass
market data, audio and video storage and distribution. |
| HiFD |
A high capacity diskette from
Sony. |
| Jaz |
A proprietary disk technology
from Iomega. |
| LIMDOW |
An optical disk technology that
allows data on the disk to be directly overwritten with
new data without first erasing the existing information. |
| Magneto Optical |
A method of recording to optical
disks that combines laser technology with magnetic recording
techniques. |
| Magstar |
A proprietary tape technology
from IBM. |
| Mammoth |
A proprietary 8mm wide tape technology
from Exabyte. |
| MP Tape |
Metal Particle tape: a tape
manufactured using an advanced process to give a high
density coating. |
| SLR |
Scalable Linear Recording: A
development by Tandberg of the QIC (Quarter Inch Cartridge). |
| Superdisk |
A high capacity diskette technology
from Imation. |
| Travan |
A tape cartridge system invented
by 3M (Imation) |
| Zip |
A high capacity disk technology
from Iomega. |
| 4mm |
Another name for DAT |
| 8mm |
An 8mm wide tape cartridge system
used for data storage, particularly in networked and high
capacity environments. |
