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 6320-01-466-4175
NSN 5905-01-053-2025
NSN 6150-01-577-6481
NSN 5910-01-509-6367
NSN 6320-00-701-0437
NSN 6145-00-148-1609
NSN 5905-01-364-2804
NSN 5855-01-541-5569
NSN 5950-01-551-1202
NSN 7035-00-490-0485
NSN 6110-00-797-7559
NSN 5996-01-550-7399