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he length of time that media can be stored without losing its 

magnetic strength. For VS1 media, this period is 30 years or more. 

The International System of Units.

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.

Underwriters Laboratories is a testing laboratory, which develops standards 

for consumer products, chiefly dealing with product safety.

The total number of usable byes on the media, including 

the space that will be required later to record location, boundary definitions, and 

timing information. (See also Native Capacity.)

Universal Serial Bus is a serial bus standard for connecting devices to a 

computer.

A Volt is the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one 

ampere dissipates one watt of power. 

Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Information Technology 

Equipment (Japan). 

The Watt is the SI derived unit of power.

Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment is an EU directive that 

mandates that producers of electronic goods assume the responsibility of 

recycling WEEE and create sustainable development programs to design more 

easily reusable and recyclable products.