Portable Document Format (PDF)A standard that is specified by Adobe Systems, Incorporated, for the electronic distribution of documents. PDF files are compact, can be distributed globally (email,the Web, intranets, or CD-ROM), and can be viewed with the Acrobat Reader. The Acrobat Reader is software from Adobe Systems that can be downloaded at nocost from the Adobe Systems home page.PROMProgrammable read only memory.PSPower supply.PWRPower.RrackA unit that houses the components of a storage subsystem, such as the library.rackmount kitA packaged collection of articles that are used to install the rack-mounted version of the library.RAMRandom access memory.Random access memoryA storage device into which data is entered and from which data is retrieved in a nonsequential manner.RASReliability, availability, and serviceability.recordA collection of related data or words, which are treated as a unit.recording densityThe number of bits in a single linear track measured per unit of length of the recording medium.recoverable errorAn error condition that allows continued execution of a program.refReference.regRegister.reinventoryTo inventory again.retensionThe process or function of tightening the tape onto the cartridge, if it is sensed that the tape has a loose wrap on the cartridge.robotPicker.roboticsPicker assembly.RPQRequest for price quotation.R/WRead/write.SsSeconds of time.SACService Action Code. Code that is developed to indicate possible FRU or FRUs to replace to repair the hardware.SASSerial Attached SCSI interface.scratch cartridgeA data cartridge that contains no useful data, but can be written to with new data.SCSISmall computer system interface.segmentA part.selSelect.serializeTo change from parallel-by-byte to serial-by-bit.serializerA device that converts a space distribution of simultaneous states that represents data into a corresponding time sequence of states.servo, servosAn adjective for use in qualifying some part or aspect of a servomechanism.servomechanismA feedback control system in which at least one of the system signals represents mechanical motion.Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI)A standard that is used by computer manufacturers for attaching peripheral devices (such as tape drives, hard disks, CD-ROM players, printers, and scanners) tocomputers (servers). Pronounced “scuzzy”. Variations of the SCSI interface provide for faster data transmission rates than standard serial and parallel ports (up to160 megabytes per second). The variations includeFast/Wide SCSI: Uses a 16-bit bus, and supports data rates of up to 20 MBps.SCSI-1: Uses an 8-bit bus, and supports data rates of 4 MBps.SCSI-2: Same as SCSI-1, but uses a 50-pin connector instead of a 25-pin connector, and supports multiple devices.IBM TS22xx - TS2290, TS2280, and TS2270 149