SuperLoader 3 Autoloader User’s Guide
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Glossary
A
access
Read, write, or update information on a storage
medium, such as tape.
access time
The interval between the time a request for data is
made by the system and the time the data is available
from the drive.
allocation
The process of assigning particular areas of the media
to particular data or instructions.
archiving
The removal of data from the computer system on to
secondary storage media that is safely stored away.
autoloader
A robot that includes one tape drive and one or more
magazines of tape cartridges. Autoloaders are used for
unattended data backup.
B
backup
A copy of a file, directory, or volume on a separate
storage device from the original, for the purpose of
retrieval in case the original is accidentally erased,
damaged, or destroyed.
backward compatibility
The ability of a current drive product to
read tapes written on earlier model drives.
base plate
An aluminum die casting that acts as the support
platform for the other modules and for the drive
