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ABLE : Adaptive Battery Life Extender ACE : Access Control Entry ACL : Access Control List ACS : Automated Cartridge System AES : Advanced Encryption Standard AGC : Automatic Gain Control AIT : Advanced Intelligent Tape AME : Advanced Metal Evaporated AMP : Advanced Metal Particle API : Application Programming Interface ARM : Automated Resource Management ASA : Advanced SCSI Architecture ASIC : Application Specific Integrated Circuit ATA : AT Attachment ATAPI : AT Attachment Packet Interface ATL : Automated Tape Library ATM : Asynchronous Tranfer Mode ATOMM : Advanced super Thin-layer and high-Output Metal Media BER : Bit Error Rate BPI : Bit per Inch CAS : Content Addressed Storage CAV : Constant Angular Velocity CCS : Continuous Composite Servo CD-E : Compact Disc Erasable CD-I : Compact Disc Interactive CD-R : Compact Disc Recordable CD-RO : Compact Disc Read-Only Memory CD-RW : Compact Disc ReWritable CD-WO : Compact Disc Write Once Read Many CD-XA : Compact Disc eXtended Architecture CDP : Continuous Data Protection CDR : Clock and Data Recovery CHS : Cylinder Head Sector CIFS : Commmon Internet File System CIM : Common Information Model CIS : Card Information Structure CKD : Count-Key-Data CLV : Constant Linear Velocity COW : Copy On Write CRC : Cyclic Redundancy Check CRU : Customer Replaceable Unit CSS : Contact Start Stop DAR : Direct Access Recovery DAS : Direct Attached Storage DASD : Direct Access Storage Device DAT : Digital Audio Tape DCT : Discrete Track Recording DDS : Digital Data Storage DES : Data Encryption Standard DFSMS : Data Facility System Managed Storage DLC : Diamond Like Carbon DLM : Data Lifecycle Management DLT : Digital Linear Tape DMA : Direct Memory Access DMR : Differential Mirror Resynchonization DPO : Data Path Offload DRAW : Direct Read After Write DSMR : Dual Stripe Magneto-Resistive DSP : Digital Signal Processor DTDS : Disaster Tolerant Disk System DVD : Digital Versatile (or Video) Disc DVR : Digital Video Recorder ECC : Error Correction Code ECMA : European Computer Manufacturers Association EDC : Error Detection Code EEPRO : Electronically-Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory EESA : Enterprise Extensions S.M.A.R.T. Accessed EEZ : Early Exit from Landing Zone EIDE : Enhanced IDE EOF : End Of Frame ERM : Enterprise Resource Management eSATA : external Serial-AT Attachment ESCON : Enterprise System CONnection ESDI : Enhanced Small Device Interface ESRM : Enterprise Storage Resource Management EVA : Enterprise Virtual Array FAN : File Area Network FAS : Fabric-Attached Storage FAT : File Allocation Table FATA : Fibre Attached Technology Adapted FBA : Fixed-Block Architecture FC : Fiber Channel FC-AL : Fiber Channel-Arbitrated Loop FC-SA : Fiber Channel-Serial-AT Attachment FCAV : Fibre Channel Audio Video FCI : Flux Change per Inch FCIP : Fiber Channel over Internet Protocol FCP : Fibre Channel Protocol FCVI : Fibre Channel Virtual Interface FD : Floppy Disk FDB : Fluid Dynamic Bearing (motors) FDD : Floppy Disk Drive FDDI : Fiber Distributed Data Interface. FH : Full Height FICON : Fiber Channel CONnectivity FRAM : Ferroelectric Random Access Memory FRDS : Failure Resistant Disk System FRU : Field Replacement Unit FTDS : Failure Tolerant Disk System FTP : File Transfer Protocol FTPI : Flux Transition Per Inch Gb : Gigabit GB : GigaByte GBIC : GigaBit Interface Converter GCR : Group Code Recording GMR : Giant Magnetoresistive Head GUI : Graphic User Interface HAMR : Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording HBA : Host Bus Adapter HD : Hard Disk HDA : Head-Disk Assembly HDD : Hard Disk Drive HFS : Hierarchical File System HGA : Head Gimbal Assembly HH : Half Height | | | | |