Definition: Tape


Magnetic tape, in cartridge or reel. The tape has a magnetic surface where data may be stored. Tape is often used as backup media. Examples are: DAT, Streamer tape, DLT.




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Seek Time

A measure (in milliseconds) of how fast the hard drive can move its read/write heads to a desired location.

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