Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,903,627,536 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

magnetic tape drive

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
(storage)magnetic tape drive - (Or "tape drive") A peripheral device that reads and writes magnetic tape.
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
No one would dream of lugging a magnetic tape drive around on the road, but every notebook computer maker offers optional or built-in recordable CD and DVD drives, or combo drives that can handle both media.
The future of CD-RW and DVD in corporate IT. (Storage Networking) by Wing, Howard / Computer Technology Review
Magnetic tape drive makers have provided efficient - if slow - ways to back up entire hard drives without using floppies.
NEW FLOPPY HOLDS 80 OLD DISKS' WORTH by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
All its peripherals, including an I/O device, magnetic tape drive and line-printer, were made by OKI.
"OKITAC[R]-4300C" and "OKITYPER[R]-2000" Certified in Japan as ... by Business Wire
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.