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 5925-01-146-9641
NSN 6150-01-064-9528
NSN 6110-01-306-1234
NSN 5915-01-376-4831
NSN 6620-01-037-4631
NSN 5925-01-529-6189
NSN 5950-01-364-1139
NSN 6610-00-350-1091
NSN 6110-01-252-9619
NSN 5935-00-256-5427
NSN 5925-01-440-9364
NSN 5925-01-449-9058