Data storage is the recording (storing) of information (data) in a storage medium. Handwriting, phonographic recording, magnetic tape, and optical discs...

Computer data storage or digital data storage is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media that are used to retain digital data. It...

5D optical data storage (also branded as Superman memory crystal, a reference to the Kryptonian memory crystals from the Superman franchise) is an experimental...

Magnetic-tape data storage is a system for storing digital information on magnetic tape using digital recording. Tape was an important medium for primary data storage...

Digital Data Storage (DDS) is a computer data storage technology that is based upon the Digital Audio Tape (DAT) format that was developed during the...

3D optical data storage is any form of optical data storage in which information can be recorded or read with three-dimensional resolution (as opposed...

Holographic data storage is a potential technology in the area of high-capacity data storage. While magnetic and optical data storage devices rely on...

Object storage (also known as object-based storage or blob storage) is a computer data storage approach that manages data as "blobs" or "objects", as opposed...

DNA digital data storage is the process of encoding and decoding binary data to and from synthesized strands of DNA. While DNA as a storage medium has...

In computing (specifically data transmission and data storage), a block, sometimes called a physical record, is a sequence of bytes or bits, usually containing...

Cloud storage is a model of computer data storage in which data, said to be on "the cloud", is stored remotely in logical pools and is accessible to users...

Optical storage refers to a class of data storage systems that use light to read or write data to an underlying optical media. Although a number of optical...

Network-attached storage (NAS) is a file-level computer data storage server connected to a computer network providing data access to a heterogeneous group...

Disk storage (also sometimes called drive storage) is a data storage mechanism based on a rotating disk. The recording employs various electronic, magnetic...

temporary, volatile storage medium that loses data when the system powers down. In contrast, ROM, being non-volatile, preserves its data even after the computer...

the database. Before digital storage and retrieval of data have become widespread, index cards were used for data storage in a wide range of applications...

A storage area network (SAN) or storage network is a computer network which provides access to consolidated, block-level data storage. SANs are primarily...

data deduplication is a technique for eliminating duplicate copies of repeating data. Successful implementation of the technique can improve storage utilization...

(133.35 mm) and then the 3½-inch (88.9 mm) became a ubiquitous form of data storage and transfer into the first years of the 21st century. 3½-inch floppy...

Holographic Data Storage System (HDSS) program was a US Federal government-funded consortium on holographic data storage by Teledyne Technologies, IBM...

and data science, which often involves machine learning. Making the data usable usually involves substantial compute and storage, as well as data processing...

specialized archival software to store indices of data, and select disks. Popular uses were for legal document storage and medical imaging, where high reliability...

desirable, for it allows more data to be stored in the same physical space. Density therefore has a direct relationship to storage capacity of a given medium...

Hierarchical storage management (HSM), also known as tiered storage, is a data storage and data management technique that automatically moves data between...

of solid-state storage device that uses integrated circuits to store data persistently. It is sometimes called semiconductor storage device, solid-state...

persistent data on users' devices similar to cookies, but with much larger capacity and no information sent in HTTP headers. There are two main web storage types:...

constant power in order to retain data. Non-volatile memory typically refers to storage in memory chips, which store data in floating-gate memory cells consisting...

structure to this storage. There are different types of data storage devices used for copying backups of data that is already in secondary storage onto archive...

may result from data being left intact by a nominal file deletion operation, by reformatting of storage media that does not remove data previously written...

Paper data storage refers to the use of paper as a data storage device. This includes writing, illustrating, and the use of data that can be interpreted...