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Encyclopedia > Optical storage

Optical Storage is made possible by data storage devices such as optical discs and holographic storage systems. This is different from other types of storage mediums that may use a magnetic surface (e.g. magnetic tape storage, a hard disk or floppy disk) or electrical charges (e.g. flash memory). In computing, a data storage device—as the name implies—is a device for storing data. ... In computing, sound reproduction, and video, an optical disc is flat, circular, usually polycarbonate disc whereon data is stored. ... In late 1995 a joint university/industry/government consortium initiated the Holographic Data Storage System (HDSS) programme, with the initial goals of developing several key components for the system, including a high-capacity, high-bandwidth spatial light modulator used for data input; optimised sensor arrays for data output; and a... Compact audio cassette Magnetic tape is a non-volatile storage medium consisting of a magnetic coating on a thin plastic strip. ... Typical hard drives of the mid-1990s. ... A floppy disk is a data storage device that is composed of a ring of thin, flexible (i. ... A USB Flash Memory Device. ...


See also

The CD-ROM (an abbreviation for Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (ROM)) is a non-volatile optical data storage medium using the same physical format as audio compact discs, readable by a computer with a CD-ROM drive. ... DVD-R writing/reading side DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... HD-DVD disc HD DVD (for High Density Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical media format which is being developed as one standard for high-definition DVD. HD DVD is similar to the competing Blu-ray Disc, which also uses the same CD sized (120 mm diameter) optical data... Holographic Versatile Disc (HVD) is an advanced optical disc technology still in the research stage which would greatly increase storage over Blu-ray and HD DVD optical disc systems. ...

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