Nomenclature tape drive, dds-4 internal; part of the sgi computer rehost
An electromechanical item which accepts and systematically retains digital input data in such a manner as to facilitate the rapid recovery of stored information. The item may or may not consist of disk(s) some of which are removable, hard, removable disk packs, fixed disks, or removable flexible, each surface coated with a material susceptible to spot magnetization, integral writing, a drive motor and its mechanical linkage, and data translating heads for impressing on or removing from the disk surface data in digital form. the item is a component of an electronic computer. see also, magnetic drum, data storage; core memory unit.
Classification: Other storage units, nesoi
NSN 5855-00-237-4088
NSN 6105-01-537-1217
NSN 6130-01-644-1325
NSN 5960-00-296-3175
NSN 5996-01-551-3895
NSN 6220-00-954-0442
NSN 5855-01-006-1827
NSN 6105-01-487-7484
NSN 6110-01-178-9231
NSN 6145-00-403-9458
NSN 2925-01-125-9169
NSN 6620-01-338-6073