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A Dictionary of Computing | 2004 | | Copyright

DRDW Abbrev. for direct read during write. In optical data storage, a writing technique in which each signal element is check-read as it is written, by sensing the light reflected from the medium. It serves the same purpose as DRAW. In magnetic tape storage, the term is sometimes used to mean the same as DRAW.

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DRDW

The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations | 1998 | | Copyright

DRDW Computing direct read during write

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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "DRDW." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "DRDW." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-DRDW.html

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