Quantum Audio Tape Drives A-Series - Manual (Page 104)

Glossary
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Tape Tape cartridge.
TapeAlert™ A firmware feature that monitors and returns the results of
the tape drive’s on-going self-diagnosis activity.
Tape Path The path through which media moves from the cartridge, past
the read/write head, and onto the take-up reel.
TCM The Tape Control Module implements the functions required to
buckle and unbuckle the media and control the media motion.
Timecode Timecode information can be recorded within an MXF file.
Given that an MXF file can have several outputs (MXF
terminology: material package ), each of them can be set to a
different timecode.
TOC Table Of Contents - Contains file system information.
Track A linear or angled pattern of data written on a media surface.
SDLT tape drives write information on multiple tracks
simultaneously.
Transfer Rate The speed at which the data moves between a host (that is,
tape drive) and a recorded device. Usually expressed as bytes/
sec or bits/sec.
TUR Test Unit Ready (see also Take-up Reel).
U UL Underwriters Laboratories is a testing laboratory, which
develops standards for consumer products, chiefly dealing with
product safety.
Unformatted Capacity The total number of usable byes on the media,
including the space that will be required later to record location,
boundary definitions, and timing information. (See also Native
Capacity.)
URL Uniform Resource Locator - The address of a site on the Internet.
USB Universal Serial Bus is a serial bus standard for connecting
devices to a computer.
V V A Volt is the potential difference across a conductor when a
current of one ampere dissipates one watt of power.
VCCI Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Information
Technology Equipment (Japan).