DAT
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001560
An abbreviation for Digital Audio Tape, a magnetic tape format for recording digital audio signals. It uses a helical scan recording method similar to that used in VCRs, allowing for high-fidelity audio storage. DAT was popular for professional audio recording and archiving due to its high quality and data integrity.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-001560 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Electrical engineering |
| Translations | German: DAT; Spanish: DAT; French: DAT |
Record as JSON
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