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DDS-3 drive
Drive that may be used in the 4mm VLS. It is an
enhanced 4mm digital helical-scan cassette tape
subsystem.
FCC Federal Communications Commission
ferrite bead a device required to suppress radio noise in certain
conditions to meet specifications
GB
gigabyte (1 GB = 1,024 Megabytes)
HSM Hierarchical Storage Management – a system where
different types of storage medium are used based on cost
and time efficiency. For example, for fastest access, data
is usually stored on a local drive. If you have a very large
file that is needed occasionally, you may store it on a tape
in a VLS magazine, or on an optical drive. In an HSM
system, the data source should be transparent to the user.
Hz Hertz (replacement for "cycles-per-second”).
initiator
A host computer system that requests an operation to be
performed by a target.
KB Kilobyte (1 KB = 1,024 bytes)
keypad Front panel on the VLS with 8 buttons used to activate
the various functions of the VLS.
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display, a commonly used alphanumeric
display that responds to specified input voltages and
signals
LED Light Emitting Diode, a commonly used semiconductor
device that glows when supplied with a specified voltage.