Quantum Audio A-Series Manuel D’Utilisation

Quantum A-Series Tape Drives User’s Guide

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Glossary

The following is an alphabetical list of specialized words and 

technical terms with their definitions, commonly used in the tape 

drive and tape media industry.

A

(v.) To read, write, or update information on a storage medium, 

such as magnetic media. (n.) The operation of reading, writing, or 

updating stored information.

The interval between the time a request for data is made by 

the system and the time the data is available from the tape drive.

Advanced Partial Response Maximum Likelihood. The 

advanced PRML channel technology provides high-encoding 

efficiency recording densities for greater capacity and 

performance.

The process of assigning particular areas of the media to 

particular data or instructions.

Advanced Metal Powder Media. A state-of-the-art media 

first designed for Super DLTtape. It incorporates durable metal 

powder technology for high-density data storage and embedded 

non-magnetic information for head tracking.

Application Programming Interface.