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 5999-01-074-0382
NSN 6135-01-164-3561
NSN 5998-00-127-4450
NSN 5960-01-632-6576
NSN 5965-01-348-8761
NSN 5985-01-451-4129
NSN 6130-00-929-6699
NSN 4140-01-213-7438
NSN 5950-01-174-7964
NSN 5985-01-613-1733
NSN 6650-01-346-5935
NSN 5905-01-251-7737