digital linear tape (DLT)

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Half-inch wide magnetic tape that can store up to 35-gigabytes (GB) per cassette by using 'longitudinal recording'. Replaces the four millimeter-wide digital audio tape (DAT) which could store up to only four gigabytes of data per cassette.

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