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Linear Tape-Open

Linear Tape-Open (LTO), also known as the LTO Ultrium format, is a magnetic tape data storage technology used for backup, data archiving, and data transfer. It was originally developed in the late 1990s as an open-standard alternative to the proprietary magnetic tape formats available at the time. Upon introduction, LTO rapidly defined the super tape…

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Capacity
Up to 40 TB
Developed by
LTO Consortium (HPE, IBM, Quantum)
Dimensions
102.0 × 105.4 × 21.5 mm (4.0 in. x 4.1 in. x 0.8 in.)
Manufactured by
Fujifilm, Sony (tapes) IBM (drives)
Media type
Magnetic tape cartridge
Released
2000; 26 years ago (2000)

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Linear Tape-Open

Nodes71
Edges70
Triples17
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028169
Components1

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Linear Tape-Open

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Capacity · 1
Linear Tape-Open → Up to 40 TB
Developed by · 1
Linear Tape-Open → LTO Consortium (HPE, IBM, Quantum)
Dimensions · 1
Linear Tape-Open → 102.0 × 105.4 × 21.5 mm (4.0 in. x 4.1 in. x 0.8 in.)
Manufactured by · 1
Linear Tape-Open → Fujifilm, Sony (tapes) IBM (drives)
Media type · 1
Linear Tape-Open → Magnetic tape cartridge
Released · 1
Linear Tape-Open → 2000; 26 years ago (2000)
Usage · 1
Linear Tape-Open → Archival storage

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tape lto data cartridge drives cartridges drive storage generation also media used ibm worm ultrium format generations technology magnetic written

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Linear Tape-OpenCapacityUp to 40 TB1.00infobox
Linear Tape-OpenDeveloped byLTO Consortium (HPE, IBM, Quantum)1.00infobox
Linear Tape-OpenDimensions102.0 × 105.4 × 21.5 mm (4.0 in. x 4.1 in. x 0.8 in.)1.00infobox
Linear Tape-OpenManufactured byFujifilm, Sony (tapes) IBM (drives)1.00infobox
Linear Tape-OpenMedia typeMagnetic tape cartridge1.00infobox
Linear Tape-OpenReleased2000; 26 years ago (2000)1.00infobox
Linear Tape-OpenUsageArchival storage1.00infobox
gzipinstance ofThis is inferior to slower algorithms0.80text
but similar to lzopinstance ofThis is inferior to slower algorithms0.80text
the high speed algorithms built into other tape drivesinstance ofThis is inferior to slower algorithms0.80text
ZIP filesinstance ofe.g. for precompressed data0.80text
JPEG imagesinstance ofe.g. for precompressed data0.80text

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