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DLT-V4 Product Specification 41

EMC

Electromagnetic Compatibility.

EMI Electromagnetic Interference.

EN EN standards are voluntary technical standards of the European Union and

European Economic Area.

Encoding (n.) Characters (or bytes) of information converted to magnetic

patterns on the media. (v.) The process of converting to the desired pattern.

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.

ESD An Electrostatic Discharge is a sudden flow of electric current through a

material that is normally an insulator.

EU European Union.

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).

Fibre Channel A high-speed serial architecture that allows either optical or

electrical connections at data rates from 265 MB to 2 Gb per second. Fibre Channel

is sometimes abbreviated FC.

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.

FPM The Front Panel Module (also known as the bezel) is a plastic panel that

extends the face of a tape drive so that it covers a computer’s tape drive bay

opening.

FUP Firmware Update.

GB Gigabyte

SI — 1,000,000,000 bytes or 10

. 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

, or 2

. This is the definition often used