SuperLoader User’s Guide 261
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.
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