Glossary
alphanumeric
A character or group of characters that identifies a register, a particular part of storage,
or some other data source or destination. (A).
arm
The robotic assembly that is lowered between the columns of tapes. The arm hangs
on four wires from the Z mechanism. The arm includes the hand, the rails the hand
rides on, the track motor that moves the hand along the rails, and the KLT card.
audit
The process of recording the location of all tapes in a library.
bar code
A code consisting of a series of bars of varying widths. This code appears on the
external label attached to the spine of a tape cartridge and is equivalent to the volume
serial number (VOLSER). This code is read by the machine vision system of the
library.
Base chassis
The sheet metal and plastic chassis that makes up the framework of the Base Module
(Module 1).
Base Module
The smallest, fully functional library consisting of the base chassis with the robot, front
control panel, mailslot, one or two power supplies, up to two half-height LTO Ultrium
tape drives, left magazine, and right magazine. The Base Module is always mounted
at the top of the library and identified as Module 1.
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