helical-scan cartridge Last modified: Monday, October 21, 2002
A type of magnetic tape that uses the same technology as VCR tapes. The term helical scan usually refers to 8mm tapes, although 4mm tapes (called DAT tapes) use the same technology. The 8mm helical-scan tapes have data capacities up to 40GB.
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