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data medium

A Dictionary of Computing | 2004 | 349 words | Copyright

data medium A material having defined properties, including a physical variable that can be used to represent data. The defined properties ensure that the medium is compatible with devices that can record or read data on the medium. Examples of data media are magnetic tape, magnetic disks, and optical disks, and also paper used for printer output.

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