To tighten too much.
P
parameter
A variable that is given a constant value for a specified application and that can denote the application.
p bit
Parity bit.
PC
Parity check.
PCC
Power control compartment.
Portable Document Format.
PE
Parity error. Product engineer.
pick
Pertaining to the library, to remove, by using a robotic device, a tape cartridge from a storage slot or drive.
picker
A robotic mechanism that is located inside the library that moves cartridges between the cartridge storage slots and the drive.
PM
Preventive maintenance.
POR
Power-on reset.
port
A physical connection for communication between the 3590 and the host processor. The 3590 has two SCSI ports.
Portable Document Format (PDF)
A standard that is specified by Adobe Systems, Incorporated, for the electronic distribution of documents. PDF files are compact, can be distributed globally
(email, the Web, intranets, or CD-ROM), and can be viewed with the Acrobat Reader. The Acrobat Reader is software from Adobe Systems that can be
downloaded at no cost from the Adobe Systems home page.
PROM
Programmable read only memory.
PS
Power supply.
PWR
Power.
R
rack
A unit that houses the components of a storage subsystem, such as the library.
rackmount kit
A packaged collection of articles that are used to install the rack-mounted version of the library.
RAM
Random access memory.
Random access memory
A storage device into which data is entered and from which data is retrieved in a nonsequential manner.
RAS
Reliability, availability, and serviceability.
record
A collection of related data or words, which are treated as a unit.
recording density
The number of bits in a single linear track measured per unit of length of the recording medium.
recoverable error
An error condition that allows continued execution of a program.
ref
Reference.
reg
Register.
reinventory
To inventory again.
retension
The process or function of tightening the tape onto the cartridge, if it is sensed that the tape has a loose wrap on the cartridge.
robot
Picker.
robotics
Picker assembly.
RPQ
Request for price quotation.
R/W
Read/write.
S
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