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 5945-00-925-3927
NSN 6110-00-359-5571
NSN 6320-01-606-2508
NSN 6220-01-204-1092
NSN 5975-01-211-6594
NSN 5996-01-214-6575
NSN 5930-01-146-7383
NSN 5915-01-477-4647
NSN 5996-00-281-4500
NSN 5996-01-286-9089
NSN 5950-00-846-1339
NSN 5835-01-602-0311