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data storage Dictionary Terms

CD-ROM (compact disc read-only memory)
An adaptation by Philips and Sony of their audio compact disc technology for optical disc data storage and retrieval....
computer-generated hologram
A computer-generated hologram (CGH) is a holographic image produced using computational methods and algorithms, rather than...
drive
The hardware for reading (and writing in devices so equipped) an optical mass data storage disk.
magneto-optics
Magneto-optics refers to the study and manipulation of the interaction between magnetic fields and light (electromagnetic...
optical read-only memory
Generic term for read-only optical data storage, source of the Philips-Sony term CD-ROM.
holography
Holography is a technique used to capture and reconstruct three-dimensional images using the principles of interference and...
optical tape recorder
An instrument used for video or computer data storage in which a laser optical head is used to write digital information...
photonic crystals
Photonic crystals are artificial structures or materials designed to manipulate and control the flow of light in a manner...
electron trapping optical memory
A method of erasable optical data storage in which information is stored by visible light, then read by illumination with an...
optical data storage
The storage of information via optical means, primarily employing a low-power laser to inscribe data on a photosensitive...
dye-polymer optical disc
A type of erasable data storage device that uses a medium deposited on the disc in two layers, each dyed to absorb a...
high-density storage
Extensive data storage in the form of bits, with the use of high-resolution photographic materials and optics, and generally...
write once, read many (WORM)
An optical data storage device that permits the user to store data (write) and play it back (read), but not to erase or...
pit
The micrometer-size depressions that store data digitally in an optical data storage medium.
blue diode laser
A blue diode laser is a type of semiconductor laser that emits light in the blue wavelength range of the electromagnetic...
surface-enhanced Raman optical data storage
A technique of optical storage whereby information is encoded by molecular alterations in the interaction between the...
read-write capability
In an optical data storage system, denoting the optical head's ability both to record information and to detect it for...
storage area network
A high-speed network or subnetwork that provides a connection between servers and data storage devices.
mode 1 (and mode 2)
In compact disc systems, the two principal frame formats for data storage. Mode 1 devotes 2048 bytes to user data, reserving...
photochemical hole burning
A method of producing disks for erasable optical data storage. Information is recorded by a laser beam that generates pits...
effective data rate
A characterization of the throughput performance of data storage systems; the EDR is the total of data retrieved divided by...
tellurium
The material favored for study of interaction of high-acoustic intensities with free carriers. Tellurium is the...

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