[{"n": "Acronis Secure Zone", "u": "/e/computer-storage/acronis-secure-zone/", "s": "A proprietary local partition for secure backup storage."}, {"n": "Beta Disk Interface", "u": "/e/computer-storage/beta-disk-interface/", "s": "A ZX Spectrum disk interface widely cloned for its simplicity."}, {"n": "BlackDog", "u": "/e/computer-storage/blackdog/", "s": "A USB-powered mobile server with biometric security and isolated computing."}, {"n": "Card reader", "u": "/e/computer-storage/card-reader/", "s": "Device reading data from card-shaped storage media."}, {"n": "Carousel memory", "u": "/e/computer-storage/carousel-memory/", "s": "A Swedish carousel of 64 small magnetic tape rolls."}, {"n": "Content Addressable File Store", "u": "/e/computer-storage/content-addressable-file-store/", "s": "Hardware disk storage with built-in search capability."}, {"n": "Content-addressable storage", "u": "/e/computer-storage/content-addressable-storage/", "s": "Storage retrieved by content hash, not name or location."}, {"n": "Cylinder-head-sector", "u": "/e/computer-storage/cylinder-head-sector/", "s": "Early 3D addressing method for hard disk data blocks."}, {"n": "Dell PERC", "u": "/e/computer-storage/dell-perc/", "s": "Dell's proprietary RAID controller series for PowerEdge servers."}, {"n": "Disk array controller", "u": "/e/computer-storage/disk-array-controller/", "s": "Manages disks as logical units, often with hardware RAID."}, {"n": "Disk buffer", "u": "/e/computer-storage/disk-buffer/", "s": "Embedded memory in HDDs and SSDs that buffers data transfers."}, {"n": "Disk enclosure", "u": "/e/computer-storage/disk-enclosure/", "s": "A casing that powers and connects drives to external computers."}, {"n": "Disk read-and-write head", "u": "/e/computer-storage/disk-read-and-write-head/", "s": "Small component that reads and writes data on disk platters."}, {"n": "Disk storage", "u": "/e/computer-storage/disk-storage/", "s": "Rotating-disk data storage using magnetic, optical, or mechanical recording."}, {"n": "Drobo", "u": "/e/computer-storage/drobo/", "s": "External storage devices enabling easy drive swapping and data protection."}, {"n": "Drum memory", "u": "/e/computer-storage/drum-memory/", "s": "Magnetic drum memory was a precursor to the hard disk drive."}, {"n": "ESCON", "u": "/e/computer-storage/escon/", "s": "IBM optical serial interface for mainframe peripheral connections."}, {"n": "Exatron Stringy Floppy", "u": "/e/computer-storage/exatron-stringy-floppy/", "s": "A continuous-loop tape drive for home computers, introduced in 1978."}, {"n": "File server", "u": "/e/computer-storage/file-server/", "s": "A network computer providing shared disk access to client workstations."}, {"n": "Floppy disk controller", "u": "/e/computer-storage/floppy-disk-controller/", "s": "Hardware component controlling floppy disk drive read/write operations."}, {"n": "GuruPlug", "u": "/e/computer-storage/guruplug/", "s": "A compact, low-power plug computer running Linux for network services."}, {"n": "Hard disk drive", "u": "/e/computer-storage/hard-disk-drive/", "s": "Electro-mechanical magnetic storage device with rotating platters and moving heads."}, {"n": "Hard disk drive performance characteristics", "u": "/e/computer-storage/hard-disk-drive-performance-characteristics/", "s": "Access time and data transfer rate define hard disk drive performance."}, {"n": "Holographic Data Storage System", "u": "/e/computer-storage/holographic-data-storage-system/", "s": "US government-funded consortium advancing holographic data storage technology."}, {"n": "Hybrid drive", "u": "/e/computer-storage/hybrid-drive/", "s": "Hybrid drives combine SSD speed with HDD capacity."}, {"n": "IBM 2321 Data Cell", "u": "/e/computer-storage/ibm-2321-data-cell/", "s": "A direct access storage device using magnetic tape strips."}, {"n": "IBM drum storage", "u": "/e/computer-storage/ibm-drum-storage/", "s": "IBM magnetic drum devices for main memory and secondary storage."}, {"n": "Index mark", "u": "/e/computer-storage/index-mark/", "s": "A physical or printed marker indicating starting points or correct orientation."}, {"n": "Inforex 1300 Systems", "u": "/e/computer-storage/inforex-1300-systems/", "s": "Key-to-disk systems that replaced keypunch machines for mainframe data entry."}, {"n": "Interleaving (disk storage)", "u": "/e/computer-storage/interleaving-disk-storage/", "s": "Arranges sectors non-sequentially to match processing speed."}, {"n": "Logical block addressing", "u": "/e/computer-storage/logical-block-addressing/", "s": "Linear block addressing replaces physical geometry for storage access."}, {"n": "Mass storage", "u": "/e/computer-storage/mass-storage/", "s": "Mass storage refers to large, persistent computer data storage devices."}, {"n": "Medium error", "u": "/e/computer-storage/medium-error/", "s": "A physical-access error class in digital storage."}, {"n": "NCR CRAM", "u": "/e/computer-storage/ncr-cram/", "s": "A card-based random-access storage device from NCR, successful in the 1960s."}, {"n": "Open-channel SSD", "u": "/e/computer-storage/open-channel-ssd/", "s": "An SSD without firmware FTL, managed by the host OS."}, {"n": "Openfiler", "u": "/e/computer-storage/openfiler/", "s": "Free NAS and SAN operating system based on CentOS."}, {"n": "Orb Drive", "u": "/e/computer-storage/orb-drive/", "s": "A 3.5-inch removable hard-disk drive from Castlewood Systems."}, {"n": "Partial-response maximum-likelihood", "u": "/e/computer-storage/partial-response-maximum-likelihood/", "s": "PRML reads magnetic data from weak analog signals reliably."}, {"n": "Personal data manager", "u": "/e/computer-storage/personal-data-manager/", "s": "Portable tool for secure storage and access of personal data."}, {"n": "RL01/RL02", "u": "/e/computer-storage/rl01-rl02/", "s": "Removable-cartridge disk drives for PDP-8 and PDP-11 systems."}, {"n": "Rotronics Wafadrive", "u": "/e/computer-storage/rotronics-wafadrive/", "s": "Magnetic tape storage peripheral for the ZX Spectrum."}, {"n": "SCSI initiator and target", "u": "/e/computer-storage/scsi-initiator-and-target/", "s": "Endpoints that initiate or respond to SCSI commands over a network."}, {"n": "Seagate Barracuda", "u": "/e/computer-storage/seagate-barracuda/", "s": "Seagate's pioneering 7200 RPM hard drive line since 1993."}, {"n": "Seagate SeaShield", "u": "/e/computer-storage/seagate-seashield/", "s": "Electrostatic shield for Seagate Medalist and Barracuda hard drives."}, {"n": "SeaMicro", "u": "/e/computer-storage/seamicro/", "s": "Ultra-dense microservers for data centers and cloud services."}, {"n": "SheevaPlug", "u": "/e/computer-storage/sheevaplug/", "s": "Early plug computer and predecessor to the Raspberry Pi."}, {"n": "Solid-state drive", "u": "/e/computer-storage/solid-state-drive/", "s": "Solid-state drives store data in semiconductor cells with no moving parts."}, {"n": "Storage Module Device", "u": "/e/computer-storage/storage-module-device/", "s": "SMD was the standard large-disk interface before Intelligent Peripheral Interface."}, {"n": "Sun Open Storage", "u": "/e/computer-storage/sun-open-storage/", "s": "Open source storage platform designed to eliminate vendor lock-in."}, {"n": "Tarbell Cassette Interface", "u": "/e/computer-storage/tarbell-cassette-interface/", "s": "A fast, reliable S-100 bus cassette interface from 1976."}, {"n": "Tonido", "u": "/e/computer-storage/tonido/", "s": "Remote access and home server software for network-attached storage."}, {"n": "ULLtraDIMM", "u": "/e/computer-storage/ulltradimm/", "s": "SanDisk solid state storage on the DDR3 memory bus."}, {"n": "Unity ISIS", "u": "/e/computer-storage/unity-isis/", "s": "Scalable storage system for broadcast video files."}, {"n": "Universal Storage Platform", "u": "/e/computer-storage/universal-storage-platform/", "s": "Hitachi disk array that virtualized external storage within the appliance."}, {"n": "USB mass storage device class", "u": "/e/computer-storage/usb-mass-storage-device-class/", "s": "Protocol making USB devices accessible as external hard drives."}, {"n": "Write Once Read Forever", "u": "/e/computer-storage/write-once-read-forever/", "s": "Data written once, stored permanently without refresh."}, {"n": "Xylogics", "u": "/e/computer-storage/xylogics/", "s": "American developer of disk controllers and networking hardware for minicomputers."}, {"n": "PetaBox", "u": "/e/computer-storage/petabox/", "s": "A high-density, low-power storage unit designed by the Internet Archive."}, {"n": "Sun Fire X4500", "u": "/e/computer-storage/sun-fire-x4500/", "s": "A data server integrating storage and compute, designed for ZFS."}, {"n": "Xserve RAID", "u": "/e/computer-storage/xserve-raid/", "s": "Apple's 14-drive rack-mounted storage array with dual independent controllers."}, {"n": "Floppy disk", "u": "/e/computer-storage/floppy-disk/", "s": "A magnetic storage medium enclosed in a square plastic shell."}, {"n": "40-track mode", "u": "/e/computer-storage/40-track-mode/", "s": "A floppy disk steganography method hiding data on odd tracks."}, {"n": "Berg connector", "u": "/e/computer-storage/berg-connector/", "s": "A brand of electrical connector used in computer hardware, notably for floppy drives."}, {"n": "Bit nibbler", "u": "/e/computer-storage/bit-nibbler/", "s": "Low-level software that copies floppy disks bit by bit."}, {"n": "Cromemco 4FDC", "u": "/e/computer-storage/cromemco-4fdc/", "s": "S-100 floppy controller with RDOS and RS-232 serial."}, {"n": "Double density", "u": "/e/computer-storage/disk-density/", "s": "Double density doubles capacity over single density via improved encoding."}, {"n": "Disk swapping", "u": "/e/computer-storage/disk-swapping/", "s": "Swapping floppy disks to use programs and data with one drive."}, {"n": "Floppy disk hardware emulator", "u": "/e/computer-storage/floppy-disk-hardware-emulator/", "s": "A device that replaces floppy drives with solid-state storage."}, {"n": "Floppy disk variants", "u": "/e/computer-storage/floppy-disk-variants/", "s": "Many floppy disk variants failed to unseat the dominant standards."}, {"n": "Floptical", "u": "/e/computer-storage/floptical/", "s": "Magnetic-optical floppy drive that stored 21 MB."}, {"n": "History of the floppy disk", "u": "/e/computer-storage/history-of-the-floppy-disk/", "s": "Floppy disks were a universal data format from the 1970s into the 1990s."}, {"n": "IBM Extended Density Format", "u": "/e/computer-storage/ibm-extended-density-format/", "s": "Superformatting standard floppy disks to larger capacities."}, {"n": "KryoFlux", "u": "/e/computer-storage/kryoflux/", "s": "A hardware and software solution for preserving floppy disk software."}, {"n": "Western Digital FD1771", "u": "/e/computer-storage/western-digital-fd1771/", "s": "First Western Digital floppy disk controller chip."}, {"n": "Write precompensation", "u": "/e/computer-storage/write-precompensation/", "s": "Precompensation adjusts write timing to counter magnetic recording nonlinearity."}, {"n": "Bad sector", "u": "/e/computer-storage/bad-sector/", "s": "A damaged disk sector causing data loss and system avoidance."}, {"n": "Commodore D9060", "u": "/e/computer-storage/commodore-d9060/", "s": "Commodore's first hard drive for home and business 8-bit computers."}, {"n": "Disk compression", "u": "/e/computer-storage/disk-compression/", "s": "Automatic on-the-fly compression to double disk space."}, {"n": "Error recovery control", "u": "/e/computer-storage/error-recovery-control/", "s": "Limits drive error recovery time to prevent RAID array dropouts."}, {"n": "Forensic disk controller", "u": "/e/computer-storage/forensic-disk-controller/", "s": "Hardware device that blocks writes to protect forensic evidence."}, {"n": "History of IBM magnetic disk drives", "u": "/e/computer-storage/history-of-ibm-magnetic-disk-drives/", "s": "IBM invented the disk drive and led its development for decades."}, {"n": "Page cache", "u": "/e/computer-storage/page-cache/", "s": "Transparent cache for disk pages in main memory."}, {"n": "Predictive failure analysis", "u": "/e/computer-storage/predictive-failure-analysis/", "s": "Predictive failure analysis anticipates hardware failure to enable proactive maintenance."}, {"n": "RDX (disk)", "u": "/e/computer-storage/rdx-disk/", "s": "Removable disk storage designed to replace tape."}, {"n": "CTERA Networks", "u": "/e/computer-storage/ctera-networks/", "s": "Enterprise file services platform for hybrid cloud storage."}, {"n": "My Cloud", "u": "/e/computer-storage/my-cloud/", "s": "Personal NAS devices from Western Digital with proprietary operating system."}, {"n": "Nasuni", "u": "/e/computer-storage/nasuni/", "s": "Hybrid cloud storage company using UniFS global file system."}, {"n": "NetApp FAS", "u": "/e/computer-storage/netapp-fas/", "s": "Hybrid storage appliance running ONTAP with SAS SSDs and HDDs."}, {"n": "OpenMediaVault", "u": "/e/computer-storage/openmediavault/", "s": "Free Debian-based NAS distribution with web-based administration."}, {"n": "Panzura", "u": "/e/computer-storage/panzura/", "s": "Hybrid-cloud data management for unstructured data across distributed locations."}, {"n": "Scality", "u": "/e/computer-storage/scality/", "s": "Software-defined storage for distributed file and object data."}, {"n": "Synology", "u": "/e/computer-storage/synology/", "s": "Taiwanese NAS maker known for DiskStation and DSM software."}, {"n": "TrueNAS", "u": "/e/computer-storage/truenas/", "s": "A family of NAS products built on OpenZFS."}, {"n": "XigmaNAS", "u": "/e/computer-storage/xigmanas/", "s": "Open-source NAS software continuing the original FreeNAS code base."}, {"n": "Amiga A570", "u": "/e/computer-storage/amiga-a570/", "s": "External CD-ROM drive for the Amiga 500, launched in 1992."}, {"n": "AppleCD", "u": "/e/computer-storage/applecd/", "s": "SCSI-based CD-ROM drives for Macs from the late 1980s."}]