http www.thic.org pdf Oct96 nist.fpodio.pdf AIIM Overview of Opticaltape technologies c. 1996. ref ... comp.arch.storage summary of several opticaltape technologies available c. 1997. ref were ... tape or optical discs. For example, the goal of the LOTS project in 1995 was to achieve a data transfer ... superior to its primary competitor, magnetic tape , which only stored about 10 50 gigabytes ... than magnetic tape, since it s not vulnerable to magnetic fields and is read by lasers instead of physical contact with a magnetic head. See also Creo Former manufacturer of Opticaltape recorders, now a part of Kodak . TRAAMS Tape based Rapid Access Affordable Mass Storage An opticaltape technology developed by a consortium led by Terabank , Inc.. LOTS Laser OpticalTape Storage Another opticaltape technology developed by LOTS Technology , Inc. ref name LOTS status report ref http storageconference.org 2001 EmergTechPanel LOTS 20Conf2001.pdf Technical explanation of Laser OpticalTape Storage technology LOTS . ref References Reflist Optical storage media DEFAULTSORT OpticalTape Category Optical computer storage media de Optisches Band ... more details
wiktionary Image Gaffers tape 2.gif thumb Three rolls of gaffers tape. Tape refers to a strip of long, thin and narrow material, usually rolled up. Most commonly, it refers to Recording media Main Magnetic tape Compact Cassette Cassette tape Digital Audio Tape DAT Digital Compact Cassette DCC Digital Tape Format Magnetic tape sound recording Magnetic tape data storage Recording Taping , also known as recording, the process of writing information to magnetic tape Reel to reel audio tape recording Tape drive Tape head Tape recorder Videotape Adhesive tape Main Adhesive tape Box sealing tape Double sided tape Duct tape Electrical tape Filament tape Gaffers tape Hockey tape Masking tape Medical tape Pressure sensitive tape Scotch tape , a brand Slug tape Spike stagecraft Spike tape Surgical tapeTape dispenser holds tape rolls Taping , a form of strapping to keep muscles or bones at a certain position Non adhesive tape Barbed tape Bubble Tape Bubble Gum Caution tape Drywall tape is paper, cloth, or mesh, sometimes with an adhesive Flagging tape Heat tape used to keep pipes from freezing Optical celluloid tape used in movie projectors Tape measure Twill tape , a narrow, sturdy woven fabric used like string Thread seal tape , commonly known as Teflon tape , PTFE tape , tape dope , or plumber s tape Plumber s tape, which is actually metal strapping used to support pipes and secure hot water heaters Other usages Red tape , a colloquialism for heavy or undesirable bureaucratic process Tape film , a 2001 movie directed by Richard Linklater The Tape Kid Capri album TAPE Inc. , the partner of GMA Network in afternoon dramas and the noontime variety show Eat Bulaga since 1995 Tape worm Tape, Burma Tape pr. tah peh , an alternative spelling of tapai , an Indonesian fermented food. See also Ribbon disambiguation disambig es Cinta fr Ruban ja ko pl Ta ma pt Fita simple Tape sv Tejp ... more details
for the Kid Capri album The Tape album Infobox television episode Title The Tape Series Seinfeld Image Caption Season 3 Episode 8 Airdate November 13, 1991 Production 308 Writer Larry David and Bob Shaw & Don McEnery Director David Steinberg Guests Episode list Seinfeld season 3 Seinfeld season 3 br List of Seinfeld episodes List of Seinfeld episodes Prev The Cafe Seinfeld The Cafe Next The Nose Job The Tape is the 25th episode of Seinfeld . It is the eighth episode of the show s third season. It first aired on November 13, 1991. The episode was written by Larry David and Don McEnery and Bob Shaw and was directed by David Steinberg . Plot Elaine Benes Elaine anonymously leaves an erotic message on Jerry Seinfeld character Jerry s tape recorder that he used to record his comedy act from the previous night. Upon hearing the message, he, George Costanza George , and Cosmo Kramer Kramer become obsessed with her. Elaine admits to George that she was the sexy voice in the tape. George is shocked to hear this and suddenly becomes attracted to her, but does not tell Elaine about it. Elaine makes George promise not to reveal her confession to Jerry or Kramer. Jerry, determined to get in touch with the woman who left the message, finds out who sat near the tape and gets her number. After his date with her, he tries to kiss her, but gets the pull back , and concludes that she is crazy. George orders a cream from China after watching a commercial that claims that it can cure baldness. At Jerry s apartment, George makes a collect call to the product s company in Beijing while Jerry mocks George for being gullible enough to believe that the cream actually works. George is unable to communicate ... leaves Jerry s apartment. At the end, the three fight to hear the tape again. Production This episode ... s The Tape were used in a Dartmouth College experiment to study brain activity in relation to humorous ... reflist Seinfeld DEFAULTSORT Tape Category 1991 television episodes Category Seinfeld season 3 ... more details
Image StorageTek Powderhorn tape library.jpg thumb Large StorageTek Powderhorn tape library, tape cartridges ... is about 180 cm. Image ADIC Scalar 100 tape library.jpg thumb Small Advanced Digital Information Corporation ADIC Scalar 100 tape library, robot visible on the bottom, two IBM LTO2 tape drives behind it. Empty room for another four drives in the center. Tape cartridges on the left column, right column empty. Visible height is about 70 cm. In computer storage , a tape library , sometimes called a tape silo , tape robot or tape jukebox , is a storage device which contains one or more tape drive s, a number of slots to hold magnetic tape data storage tape cartridges, a barcode reader to identify tape cartridges and an automated method for loading tapes a robot . One of the earliest ... msl2024 index.html HP StorageWorks MSL2024 Tape Library Overview & features ref up to more ...&catID 1990 title Spectra Logic T Finity Tape Library publisher Spectra Logic ref or about ... 2297 HP Small & Medium Business Online Store HP StorageWorks MSL2024 Tape Libraries ref while high end solutions can start at as much as 200,000 USD ref http www.sun.com storagetek tape storage tape libraries ... capacity, tape libraries are primarily used for backup s and as the final stage of digital archive ... tape library is used to hold rarely used files from file system s. Software support There are several .... Barcode labels Tape libraries commonly have the capability of optically scanning barcode labels which are attached to each tape, allowing them to automatically maintain an inventory of which tapes are where ... be generated using commercial or free software. The barcode label is frequently part of the tape label , information recorded at the beginning of the media to uniquely identify the tape. Autoloaders Image Powervault 124T autoloader.jpg thumb Dell PowerVault 124T Autoloader Smaller tape libraries with only ... t quote tape autoloader... Storage System A tape device that provides automated access to multiple ... more details
, as seen over time, was that there was no reliable way to read chadless tape by optical means ... paper tape Punched tape or perforated paper tape is a form of data storage device data storage ... tools. Origin File Harwell dekatron witch 10.jpg right thumb Paper tape reader on an Harwell computer early computer with a small piece of five hole tape connected in a circle presumably for testing purposes The earliest forms of punched tape come from weaving looms and embroidery, where cards ... continuous card , or a tape. Many professional embroidery operations still refer to those individuals ... tape were eventually phased out, after many years of use, in the 1990s. In 1846, Alexander Bain inventor Alexander Bain used punched tape to send telegrams . Tape formats Data was represented by the presence ... Sequence Controlled Calculator or Harvard Mark I , used paper tape with 24 rows. ref Citation last ... always punched served to feed the tape, originally using a wheel with radial teeth called a sprocket sprocket wheel . Later optical readers used the sprocket holes to generate timing pulses. Text ... Telex , stayed with Baudot. Dimensions Tape for punching was 0.025 inches 0.1 mm thick. The two ... ECMA 10 ECMA 10, Standard for Data Interchange on Punched Tape , November 1965 ref Paper tape rolls in both widths are still commercially available as of 2012. ref http www.wncsupply.com paper tape rolls.html ref Chadless Tape Most tape punching equipment used solid punches to create holes in the tape ... Paper Tape fromTeletype chadless, 5 level Baudot 02.jpg thumb left alt Chadless paper tape Chadless 5 level Baudot paper tape circa 1975 1980 punched at Teletype Corp. One variation on the tape punch ... signal into tape and print the message on it at the same time, using a printing mechanism similar to that of an ordinary page printer. The tape punch, rather than punching out the usual round holes ... on the paper remained intact and legible. This enabled operators to read the tape without ... more details
Image Dds tape drive 01.jpg thumb 300px Digital Data Storage DDS tape drive. Above, from left right Digital Data Storage DDS 4 tape 20 GB , 112m Data8 tape 2.5 GB , Quarter Inch Cartridge QIC DC 6250 tape 250 MB , and a 3.5 floppy disk 1.44 MB A tape drive is a computer data storage data storage device that digital recording reads and writes data on a magnetic tape . Magnetic tape data storage is typically used for offline, archival data storage. Tape media generally has a favorable unit cost and long archival stability. A tape drive provides sequential access storage, unlike a disk drive , which ..., but a tape drive must physically wind tape between reels to read any one particular piece of data. As a result, tape drives have very slow average seek times. For sequential access once the tape is positioned, however, tape drives can stream data very fast. For example, As of 2010 lc on Linear Tape Open LTO supported continuous data transfer rates of up to 140 MB s, comparable to hard disk drives. Design Image Coloradobrandtapedrive.jpg thumb An external Quarter Inch Cartridge QIC tape drive. Tape drives can range in capacity from a few megabytes to hundreds of gigabytes of uncompressed ..., it has become commonplace when marketing tape drives to state the capacity with the assumption of a 2 1 compression ratio thus a tape with a capacity of 80 GB would be sold as 80 160 . The true ... hand, may allow compression ratios better than 10 1. Tape drives can be connected to a computer ... Computer Pertec . ref interfaces. Tape drives are used with autoloader data storage device autoloader s and tape libraries which automatically load, unload, and store multiple tapes, increasing the volume of data which can be stored without manual intervention. Some older tape drives such as the DECtape ... drive s which were at the time very expensive. However, modern tape drives that used advanced techniques like multilevel forward error correction, shingling, and magnetic tape data storage Linear linear ... more details
Computer tape could refer to any of the following Punched tape Punched paper tape Magnetic tape data storage Magnetic tape in one of several formats Magnetic tape data formats disambig ... more details
refimprove date May 2011 Image magtape1.jpg thumb 7 inch reel of inch wide audio recording tape, typical of consumer use in the 1950s 70s. Magnetic tape is a medium for magnetic recording , made of a thin ... tape are tape recorder s and video tape recorder s. A device that stores computer data on magnetic tape is a tape drive tape unit, streamer . Magnetic tape revolutionized broadcast and recording ... accessed. Today, other technologies can perform the functions of magnetic tape. In many cases these technologies are replacing tape. Despite this, innovation in the technology continues and tape is still widely used. Over years, magnetic tape can suffer from deterioration called sticky shed syndrome . Caused by absorption of moisture into the binder of the tape, it can render the tape unusable. Audio recording Image Kaseta magnetofonowa ubt.jpeg thumb Compact Cassette Main Magnetic tape sound recording Magnetic tape was invented for recording sound by Fritz Pfleumer in 1928 in Germany ... the recording machines and BASF , which manufactured the tape. In 1933, working for AEG, Eduard Schuller developed the ring shaped tape head. Previous head designs were needle shaped and tended to shred the tape. An important discovery made in this period was the technique of tape bias AC biasing ... audio using magnetic tape rapidly established itself as an obvious improvement over previous ... signal processing bandwidth than audio signals. Existing audio tape recorders could not practically ... Crosby and the BBC both created crude working systems that involved moving the tape across a fixed tape head at very fast speeds. Neither system saw much use. It was the team at Ampex , led by Charles Ginsburg , that made the breakthrough of using a spinning recording head and normal tape speeds to achieve a very high head to tape speed that could record and reproduce the high bandwidth signals ... adj mid wide tape, mounted on reels like audio tape, which wrote the signal in what is now called ... more details
Multiple issues orphan July 2011 more footnotes July 2011 advert July 2011 Uniformity tape is a microstructured thin film mechanism for mixing and diffusing the light generated by light emitting diode s LEDs in edge lit digital display s, including monitors, televisions and signage. Purpose Compared to other sources of illumination, such as fluorescent and incandescent bulbs, LEDs are energy efficient and increasingly inexpensive. As hard point light sources, however, LEDs have several significant limitations in edge lit digital displays. First, the light generated by LEDs must be spread evenly to all parts of the display by a light guide typically a plate of Pmma PMMA , which transports light ... management issues. The first microstructured light mixing tape is scheduled to be introduced in late 2011. 3M Uniformity Tape is designed to be applied directly to the injection edge of a light guide ..., no registration of the tape with the LEDs is required. Figure 1. Schematic of Tape on Light Guide and Tape Microstructure File Uniformity tape Wiki fig1.tif Benefits Microstructured Uniformity Tape ... of the 3M Uniformity Tape on the injection of LED light from a nominally lambertian LED is shown ... on the right show the effects of two variations of 3M Uniformity Tape, with refractive ... by Uniformity Tape File Uniformity tape Wiki fig2.tif Research conducted by 3M indicates that the tape ... pattern could lead to an LED reduction approaching two thirds of current levels. The tape also opens ... Tape also appears to provide ancillary benefits. When applied to the input edge of the light ... them . As a result of this optical coupling, the PMMA plate does not require the level of polishing required in a conventional light guide this suggests that Uniformity Tape could lead to a reduction ... Optical System LED Backlight with Excellent Brightness Uniformity for TFT LCD . Society for Information ... Category Optical materials Category Light emitting diodes ... more details
also Data storage device the broader topic of all devices that store data. Optical Media board disc modern optical discs such as CD ROM s and related formats. Optical Jukebox Optical disc drive Opticaltape more capacity than magnetic tape but not as cost effective Magneto optical drive combines Optical ...Refimprove date December 2009 Optical storage is a term from engineering referring to the storage of data on an optically readable medium. Data is recorded by making marks in a pattern that can be read back with the aid of light , usually a beam of laser light precisely focused on a spinning disc. An older example, that does not require the use of computers, is microform . There are other means of optically storing data and new methods are in development. Optical storage differs from other computer data storage data storage techniques that make use of other technologies such as magnetism or semiconductor s. Optical storage can range from a single drive reading a single CD ROM to multiple drives reading multiple discs such as an optical jukebox . Single compact discs can hold around 700MB megabyte s and optical jukebox es can hold much more ref Compact Disc http en.wikipedia.org wiki Compact Disc ref . The term optical drive usually refers to a device in a computer that can read CD ROM s or other optical disc s. It is estimated that in the year 2007, optical storage represents 27 of the world s technological capacity to store information ref name HilbertLopez2011 http www.sciencemag.org content 332 6025 60 The World s Technological Capacity to Store, Communicate, and Compute Information , especially http www.sciencemag.org content suppl 2011 02 08 science.1200970.DC1 Hilbert SOM.pdf ... data storage media. HDSS Holographic Data Storage Systems potential new optical storage technology. 3D optical data storage potential new optical storage technology. Optical Storage Technology Association industry trade association References Reflist Optical storage media DEFAULTSORT Optical Storage ... more details
Tape recording may refer to Reel to reel audio tape recording recording with Magnetic tape Magnetic tape sound recording disambig Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Gorilla Tape is a tape sold by the makers of Gorilla Glue . The tape is marketed as being the toughest tape on the planet http www.gorillatape.com , and was featured in Popular Science s Best of What s New 2006. http www.popsci.com popsci flat bown 2006 product 83.html The tape uses two layers of adhesive and two layers of fabric backing to add strength, with the manufacturers claiming it to be 2000 stronger than any duct tape on the market. Due to the thicker layer of adhesive this tape is said to be able to bond to surfaces duct tape can t bond to, like stucco and brick surfaces. Sources and External Links http thegearjunkie.com gorilla tape The Gear Junkie review of Gorilla Tape. http www.gorillatape.com tapes.aspx Gorilla Tape Homepage Gorilla Tape official webpage. Category Adhesive tape tool stub ... more details
In electronics design , tape out or tapeout is the final result of the Systems Development Life Cycle design cycle for integrated circuit s or printed circuit board s, the point at which the artwork for the photomask of a circuit is sent for manufacture. ref name register http www.theregister.co.uk 1999 07 14 what the hell What the Hell is a tapeout? , The Register , 14 July 1999 ref The roots of the term can be traced back to the early days of printed circuit design, when the enlarged for higher precision Printed circuit board Patterning .28etching.29 artwork for the photomask was manually taped out using black line tape and adhesive backed die cut elements on sheets of PET film biaxially oriented PET film . Subsequently the artwork was photographically reduced. ref http www.elecdesign.com Articles Index.cfm?AD 1&ArticleID 12121 Follow Heuristic Guidelines To Make Surface Mount PC Board Footprints , Electronic Design , March 16, 2006 ref A similar process was used for early integrated circuits . ref The Essential Guide To Semiconductors, Jim Turley, Prentice Hall PTR, 2002, p.37 ref The term tapeout currently is used to describe the creation of the photomask itself from the final approved electronic CAD file. This stage is sometimes referred to as PG, for Pattern Generation . Designers may use this term to refer to the writing of the final file to disk or CD and its subsequent transmission to the foundry however, in current practice the foundry will perform checks and make modifications to the mask design specific to the manufacturing process before actual tapeout. Optical proximity correction is an example of such an advanced mask modification it corrects for the wave like ... name register A modern IC has to go through a long and complex design process before it is ready for tape ... known as signoff electronic design automation signoff before it can be taped out. Tape out is usually ... See also Semiconductor fabrication GDSII DEFAULTSORT Tape Out Category Electronic design it Tape ... more details
Please see the Wikipedia and Wiktionary entries and talk pages for duct tape before reverting this again. Duck tape is only a name brand of duct tape, the redirect obscures a completely different product called duck tape which predates the invention of duct tape and was used in Venetian blinds. The term duck tape may refer to Duct tape , a multi purpose adhesive product Duck Products , owner of the Duck Tape trademark Cotton duck canvas strips used in antique Venetian blinds and other products disambig ... more details
original research date December 2011 unreferenced date December 2011 Lingerie tape , also known as cleavage tape , fashion tape and tit tape , is a double sided adhesive tape , used to secure the edges of a strapless Dress garment dress or top to the cleavage breasts cleavage or side of the breast s or on shoulders to secure bra straps from slipping, in order to keep the item of clothing in place and to avoid a wardrobe malfunction . It may also be referred to as toupee tape or wig tape , a similar double sided tape intended for a different function securing a hairpiece or merkin . Lingerie DEFAULTSORT Lingerie Tape Category Adhesive tape Category Breast Category Lingerie Clothing stub ... more details
Cleanup date May 2008 File Grips 3044180064 .jpg thumb upright 0.5 Hockey tape used on the handles of three polo mallet s. There are two kinds of hockey tape used by ice hockey , roller hockey , and lacrosse players stick or blade tape and shin tape. Stick tape Stick tape comes in two forms. The first is a cloth based self adhesive, made of non elastic cloth or synthetic fibers. This tape can be used for taping the stick handle to allow for a better grip taping the stick blade to protect it from wearing and provide a grip on the puck taping the lower part of the stick shaft to prevent damage from another player hacking at the stick taping the blade proceeding from heel to toe also allows for a player to impart more spin on a puck, adding to a shot or pass accuracy This kind of tape is also used in field hockey and lacrosse . Shin tape Shin tape is a medical type tape, used on shin pad s or socks over the shin pads to keep them in position. The pressure sensitive tape is self adhesive and water resistant. It is also elastic so that there is no risk of cutting off circulation to the legs. The shin tape is available in a variety of colors. References reflist External links http hockeytape.org Hockey Tape Category Ice hockey equipment Category Adhesive tape ... more details
Deleted image removed Image Magic Tape.jpg thumb right Magic Tape in its familiar packaging. Magic Tape , also known as Magic Transparent Tape , is a brand within the Scotch Tape family of adhesive tape s made by 3M , sold in distinctive plaid pattern plaid packaging. Invented and introduced in 1961, it is the original matte finish tape. It appears frosty on the roll, yet is invisible on paper. This quality makes it popular for gift wrapping . ref An even less visible descendant of Magic Tape, Scotch brand Scotch GiftWrap Tape, was introduced in 1997. ref Magic Tape can be written upon with pen, pencil, or marker comes in permanent and removable varieties and resists drying out and yellowing. In Japan, Magic Tape is a trademark of Kuraray for a hook and loop fastener system similar to Velcro . Notes div class references small references div Category 3M brands Category 1961 introductions Category Adhesive tape product stub pt Fita adesiva m gica ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Drafting Tape , also known as the second most useful tape in the world Citation needed date July 2009 , is similar to duct tape in that is has a wide variety of uses, but differs in several key areas. Drafting tape is not nearly as strong as duct tape or Gaffer Tape it will break with minimal effort, and is not waterproof. Drafting tape is easily removable, even from delicate surfaces like paper. It does not leave a sticky residue when it is removed. This is the main reason engineers and architects use this kind of tape in their blueprint s. Drafting tape is also relatively low odour compared to other types of tape. Its odour is similar to electrical tape , but less rubbery and more papery. Many people find the odour pleasant, or at the very least, unobtrusive. Drafting tape is nearly identical to masking tape and painters tape , the main difference is width. Painters tape is the widest, averaging about 2 inches approx. 6.4 cm , while masking tape and drafting tape are less than half that width. While the obvious use of drafting tape is for drawing, drafting tape can also be used for label ing and hanging posters. Its neutral cream coloring goes well with many other colors, and it can be written on easily with any felt tipped marker. In addition, drafting tape costs less than conventional labels, and its low cost also makes it more forgiving of errors. DEFAULTSORT Drafting Tape Category Art materials Category Drawing ... more details
Books on tape may refer to audio book recordings of literary material read out loud. Books on Tape electronic music artist from Los Angeles , California . disambig ... more details
reflist refimprove date February 2008 File Correction tape dispenser.png thumb Correction tape dispenser Correction tape is an alternative to correction fluid used to correct mistakes during typing, or, in some forms, handwriting. One side of the tape, which is placed against the error, is coated in a white, opaque masking material. Pressure applied to the other side of the tape transfers this material to the paper. History Empty section date January 2011 Types of correction tape It is sold as short pieces of tape, or as long rolls to be used in typewriter s, which apply sudden pressure when a key is struck, and can therefore apply the masking material in exactly the same shape and position as the erroneous character. Some versions of correction tape are sold in separate dispensers that are used to roll the tape onto paper directly, sometimes known as a correction mouse. The IBM Selectric typewriter also offered a correction tape that was actually a lift off tape for use with its carbon film typewriter ribbons . As it is solid, correction tape is not subject to misuse as an inhalant , unlike most correction fluids. See also Correction paper Correction fluid Liquid Paper External links commonscat Correction tape DEFAULTSORT Correction Tape Category Correction instruments Category Stationery Category Typing Category Typewriters tool stub nl Blancoroller zh yue zh ... more details
A tape relay is a method of retransmitting teletypewriter traffic from one channel communications channel to another, in which messages arriving on an incoming channel are recorded in the form of perforated tape, this punched tape then being either fed directly and automatically into an outgoing channel, or manually transferred to an automatic transmitter for transmission telecommunications transmission on an outgoing channel. Tape relay, sometimes informally called torn tape operation was commonplace during much of the 20th century. References FS1037C MS188 See also Store and forward Category Data transmission ... more details
Copper tape refers to an adhesive backed copper pressure sensitive tapetape . Copper tape is used to keep slugs and snails out of certain areas in gardens, potted plants, and trunks of fruit trees, and other trees and shrubs. It is also used for other applications, such as electromagnetic shielding or low profile surface mount transmission line in electronics and in the production of tiffany lamp s. References reflist DEFAULTSORT Copper Tape Category Pest control Category Horticultural techniques Category Organic gardening Category Organic farming Category Copper ... more details
unreferenced date August 2011 Turbo Tape is a fast loader program for the Commodore 64 tape drive . The built in routines in C64, for storing and reading data to from MC tapes was made for safe storing rather than speed. Better tape quality in the 1980s made it possible to store data more effectively, reducing loading time and tape length. software stub Category Commodore 64 software de Turbo Tape ... more details
Image Pinch rollers.jpg thumb Tape transport with dual pinch rollers Technics RS1520 A tape transport is the generic term for all parts of a magnetic tape player or tape recorder recorder that the actual tape passes through. Transport parts include, but are not limited to, the head, capstan, pinch roller, tape pins, and tape guide. The tape transport as a whole is called the transport mechanism . Tape head main Tape head Capstan The capstan is a rotating spindle used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder . The tape is threaded between the capstan and one or more rubber ... for the capstan to pull the tape. The capstan is always placed downstream in the direction of tape motion from the tape heads. To maintain the required tension against the tape head s and other part of the tape transport, a small amount of drag is placed on the supply reel. Tape recorder capstans ..., the line simply being wound around them. The use of a capstan allows the tape to run at a precise ... and communication flutter . The alternative to capstan drive, simply driving the tape takeup reel which was used on some cheap tape recorders , causes problems both with the speed difference between ... of the heads, are claimed to provide even smoother tape travel across the heads and result in less ... wheel typically used to press magnetic tape against a capstan shaft in order to create friction necessary to drive the tape along the magnetic heads erase, write, read . Most magnetic tape recorder s use one capstan motor and one pinch roller located after the tape head magnetic heads in the direction of the moving tape. However multiple pinch rollers may also be employed in association with one ... tape recorder which utilizes two pinch rollers located on the opposite sides of a single capstan shaft ... are also used along with dual capstans in auto reverse cassette decks to drive the tape in both directions ... at a time. Tension arm Image Tension arm of Studer A80.jpg thumb Left tension arm on Studer A 80 tape ... more details
Refimprove date March 2010 Image Magnetic tape hg.jpg thumb Magnetic tape that might be used as a scratch tape. In data processing , a scratch tape is a magnetic tape data storage magnetic tape that is used for temporary storage and can be reused or erased after the completion of a job or processing run. ref cite web url http www.pcmag.com encyclopedia term 0,2542,t scratch tape&i 50900,00.asp title scratch tape work Encyclopedia publisher PC Magazine ref During the early years of computing, when magnetic tape was the primary form of mass storage, many programs, notably merge sort sorting routines , required such temporary storage. The term can also be used to refer to a tape that had been used to store data that has now expired, if that tape is expected to be reused to store similar data, such as during a backup rotation. See also Scratch space contemporary equivalent Merge sort Merge sorting tape drives Merge sorting tape drives paradigm application Scratch monkey use in computer proverb References reflist Category Computer storage tape media Category Computing terminology ... more details
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