Glossary
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transfer rate
The rate at which the drive sends and receives data from the
controller. Usually measured in megabytes per second. A
DLT 7000 drive, for example, has a native transfer rate of 5 MB/s.
U
unformatted capacity
The total number of usable bytes on the media,
including the space that will be required later to record location,
boundary definitions, and timing information. See also formatted
capacity.
V
volume
The quantity of information written on a piece of media.
Typically measured in megabytes or gigabytes.
W
Write Once, Read Many (WORM)
An optical disk technology that allows
the drive to store and read back data but prevents the drive from
erasing information once it has been written.
write-protected
Files or media that cannot be changed. user write-
protection when you want to protect data from being changed or
destroyed. To write-protect most tape cartridges, slide the write-
protect tab to the “locked” position.
Z
ZIF
Zero Insertion Force. A type of socket or connector allowing a
computer chip or bar code reader to be inserted or removed with
no stress applied to either the chip or bar code reader and its
respective socket.
