
Glossary
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Glossary
A Antistatic mat
A mat made of antistatic material which includes a
cabled connection to ground at a wall receptacle.
ASC
The Additional Sense Code is part of the SCSI-2
specification. The additional sense code (ASC) field indicates
further information related to the error or exception condition
reported in the sense key field.
ASCQ
Additional Sense Code Qualifier is part of the SCSI-2
specification. The additional sense code qualifier (ASCQ) indicates
detailed information related to the additional sense code.
ATL
Aside from being the company moniker, it stands for
Automated Tape Library.
AutoClean
A user-defined mode made on the touch screen GUI
by which the library automatically performs drive cleaning tasks.
B Bit
The basic unit of data in a bimary numbering system (binary
digit), represented by a 0 or a 1. Eight bits equals one byte.
Byte
The basic unit of computer memory which is large enough
to hold one character.
C Calibrate
A process used by the library robotics to determine the
exact position of storage, data transfer, and import/export
elements.
Check Condition status
Blocks of data are stored on the tape
medium along with additional information that the library
controller uses to manage storage and retrieval. The format of the
additional information is unique and is hidden from the initiator
during normal read or write operations. This additional
information is often used to identify the physical location of the
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