User's Manual

Glossary
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EMC
Electromagnetic Compatibility.
EMI Electromagnetic Interference.
EN EN standards are voluntary technical standards of the European Union and
European Economic Area.
EOD End of Data. Location on media where the last session stopped.
EOM or EOT End of Media or End of Tape. Logical EOM allows space to
complete a write operation; physical EOM signifies that the media is completely
used.
Erase The removal of data from media.
Error A message that occurs when there is a loss of ability to interpret recorded
data; usually because of magnetic issues or defects in or on the media.
eSATA External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment. A Serial ATA
International Organization (SATA-IO) standard for the interface between a
computer and peripheral controllers.
ESD An Electrostatic Discharge is a sudden flow of electric current through a
material that is normally an insulator.
EU European Union.
F
F Fahrenheit is a temperature scale where a degree Fahrenheit (°F) is 5/9ths of a
kelvin (or of a degree Celsius).
FCC Federal Communications Commission (United States).
Firmware Permanent or semi-permanent instructions and data programmed
directly into the circuitry of a programmable read-only memory or electronically
erasable programmable read-only memory chips. Used for controlling the
operation of the computer or tape drive. Distinct from software, which is stored in
random access memory and can be altered with ease.
G
GB Gigabyte
SI — 1,000,000,000 bytes or 10
9
. This is the International System of Units (SI)
definition commonly used by telecommunications and storage manufacturers.
GiB — 1,073,741,824 bytes, equal to 1024
3
, or 2
30
. This is the definition often used
in computer science, computer programming, and in the majority of computer
operating systems documentation. This measurement can be abbreviated as GiB
(gibibyte) to avoid ambiguity, as defined in IEC 60027-2.
Note: For the purpose of this document we are using SI.
GS German Safety.