HP Surestore 80ex HP SureStore Optical Disk Jukebox User's Guide - C1100-90015 - Page 94

Glossary factory-stamped code on the disk, and automatically determines whether to operate in rewritable or write-once mode. optical disk A term synonymous with the 5.25-inch magneto-optical disk. There are two types of optical disks used in jukeboxes: rewritable and write-once. optical disk library See jukebox. R-T rear panel The rear panel of the jukebox provides a single-ended SCSI connection and power connection. rewritable optical An optical disk technology in which data can be repeatedly written using magnetooptical reading and writing technology. two physical ends. A peripheral device uses a terminator only if it is at the end of the bus. W write-once An additional operating mode available with multifunction drives. When a write-once disk is inserted, the drive will write data, but will not write over data that has been previously written. This feature is useful for applications that need permanent data security and audit trails. write protect A feature that prevents data from being written to a disk. A write protect tab is located on both sides of the optical disk cartridge to enable write-protection on one or both surfaces of the disk. SCSI An acronym for the Small Computer Systems Interface. storage slot An are of the autochanger that holds cartridges when the cartridges are not in a drive or not being ejected through the mailslot. terminator A resistor array device used for electrically terminating a SCSI bus. A SCSI bus must be terminated at its Glossary-2 Glossary