Tired of all those abbreviations that keep showing up in press releases? Are the TLA‘s driving you nuts? Having trouble decrypting what a product really does? Have no fear, this glossary will help you out. Below you’ll find a short list of important terms, protocols, acronyms and abbreviations.

The list is a constant work in progress; if you have suggestions feel free to mail them!

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A

• AIT: Advanced Intelligent Tape
• Asynchronous replication

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B

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D

• DAS: Direct-Attached Storage
• DLT: Digital Linear Tape

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E

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G

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I

• iSCSI: Internet Small Computer System Interface

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J

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K

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L

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M

• MLC: Multi-Level Cell

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N

• NAS: Network-Attached Storage

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O

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R

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S

• SAIT: Super-AIT
• SLC: Single-Layer Cell
• Snapshot
• Synchronous Replication

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T

• TLA: Three-Letter Acronym
• TNB: The Next Buzzword

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U

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V

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W

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Z

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