tape drive
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- noun
- /teɪp draɪv/
- Specialized
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- His research in data storage systems has led to improved performance of hard disk and tape drives.
- disk and tape drive
- external tape drive
And it would like the disk drive or the tape drive, like every single step was contemplated because if you didn't, you lost maybe a ton of work.
- And it would like the disk drive or the tape drive, like every single step was contemplated because if you didn't, you lost maybe a ton of work.
Examples
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Now, even though you have a 3Gbit SAS card, tape drives have a maximum rated throughput, depending on what kind of tape is in use.
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The ALDC algorithm is now the QIC-154 tape compression standard for the quarter-inch cartridge tape drive industry.
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A teletype was used for input and output, while a tape drive stored the data.
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For instance, when accessing a file on a tape drive, it is not efficient to decompress the entire file system simply to retrieve one file.
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The problem networking aimed to solve was resource sharing remotely using scarce and expensive devices like card readers, high-speed tape drives, or even supercomputers.
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The IBMLZ1 is used in IBM high-performance DASD controllers, tape drives, and the AIX(R) file system with compression.
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For a medium-sized location such as a bank data processing center, you probably had 15 guys that just babysat the hard drives, tape drives, printers, card punches, card readers, keypunch machines, the CPU, and the comms system to interface with the big beasties.
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Segmented data can be found everywhere, from communication systems in CSU/DSUs to networking protocols (Ethernet, Token Ring, and ATM) and even personal computer file systems (hard disks, CD-ROMs, and tape drives).
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You can use the tape drive to back up large amounts of data efficiently.
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For reliable data storage, many companies still rely on a tape drive to keep their backups safe.
How Much
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun is a straightforward noun-noun compound where 'tape' (the magnetic/plastic medium) modifies 'drive' (a device that reads/writes storage media), so the combined meaning 'a device that reads or writes tape' is directly derivable from the parts. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows regular English compound formation, making it immediately understandable to learners who know both constituent words.
Etymology
Tape drive comes from early data machines that moved a long tape, like an old cassette tape, so the machine could read or write information. The word drive refers to moving the tape, so tape drive today means a device used to store or 'backup' computer data.