Definition: Storage Medium


Collective description of all types of media used for data storage. Examples: hard disk, floppy disk, MO, streamer tape, DAT, DLT, CD.




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Physical Damage

Damage to the physical unit. For a hard drive this may be damage to the electronics, the mechanics or the media itself.

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