Computer storage media

removable disk storage medium

Degaussing, or deperming, is the process of decreasing or eliminating a remnant magnetic field. It is named after the gauss, a unit of magnetism, which in turn was named after Carl Friedrich Gauss. Due to magnetic hysteresis, it is generally not possible to reduce a magnetic field completely to zero, so degaussing typically induces a very small "known" field referred to as bias. Degaussing was originally applied to reduce ships' magnetic signatures during World War II. Degaussing is also used to reduce magnetic fields in tape recorders and cathode-ray tube displays, and to destroy data held on

LightScribe is an optical disc recording technology that was created by the Hewlett-Packard Company. It uses specially coated recordable CD and DVD media to produce laser-etched labels with text or graphics, as opposed to stick-on labels and printable discs. Although HP is no longer developing the technology, it is still maintained and supported by a number of independent enthusiasts.

storage of data on a magnetized medium

logical or physical storage device containing both solid-state and hard disk storage

exchangeable computer storage medium that is read or written using a dedicated storage device which is external or built into the computer

protection for the overwriting of data

overview about the optical disc recording modes

the process of compiling content for publishing on optical discs

measure of the quantity of information bits that can be stored on a given length of track, area of surface, or in a given volume of a computer storage medium

windows file system for CD and DVD