Bit rate

1) The average frequency of behavior emitted during a standard unit of time. Formula. Number of responses divided by the number of time units. For example, if 20 responses occur ...

rate

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

The current expressed in amperes at which a battery is discharged.

rate

Mathematics; Geometry

A ratio where the quantities are of different kinds; example: 60 miles per hour.

write once read many times (WORM)

Network hardware; Networking storage

A class of optical recording systems that allow recording and adding data but not altering recorded data.

linear tape-open technology (LTO)

Network hardware; Networking storage

An open format technology developed jointly by HP, IBM, and Seagate.

internet small computer system interface (iSCSI)

Network hardware; Networking storage

Pronounced "iscuzzy", this is an IP network-based storage networking standard for linking data storage facilities.

Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA)

Network hardware; Networking storage

A non-profit trade organization, incorporated in December 1997 whose members are dedicated to "ensuring that storage networks become complete and trusted solutions across the IT ...

redundant array of independent disks (RAID)

Network hardware; Networking storage

An alternative to conventional disk storage systems, with potential data availability advantages.

storage area network (SAN)

Network hardware; Networking storage

High-speed network that is typically part of an overall network of computing resources for an enterprise, in which the software knows the characteristics of storage devices and ...