Medium Name Codelist

Medium Name Codelist

The value domain of Medium Name Codelist is defined in the following table. Some elements are considered as out of technology and should not be used any more.

#	Code	English Name	Definition	Source
1	cdRom	CD Rom	read-only optical disk
2	dvd	DVD	digital versatile disk
3	dvdRom	DVD Rom	digital versatile disk, read only
4	3halfInchFloppy	3 Half Inch Floppy (obsolete)	3,5 inch magnetic disk
5	5quarterInchFloppy	5 Quarter Inch Floppy (obsolete)	5,25 inch magnetic disk
6	7trackTape	7 Track Tape (obsolete)	7 track magnetic tape
7	9trackTape	9 Track Tape (obsolete)	9 track magnetic tape
8	3480Cartridge	3480 Cartridge (obsolete)	3480 cartridge tape drive
9	3490Cartridge	3490 Cartridge (obsolete)	3490 cartridge tape drive
10	3580Cartridge	3580 Cartridge (obsolete)	3580 cartridge tape drive
11	4mmCartridgeTape	4 mm Cartridge Tape (obsolete)	4 millimetre magnetic tape
12	8mmCartridgeTape	8 mm Cartridge Tape (obsolete)	8 millimetre magnetic tape
13	1quarterInchCartridgeTape	1 Quarter Inch Cartridge Tape (obsolete)	0,25 inch magnetic tape
14	digitalLinearTape	Digital Linear Tape (obsolete)	half inch cartridge streaming tape drive
15	onLine	On Line	direct computer linkage
16	satellite	Satellite	linkage through a satellite communication system
17	telephoneLink	Telephone Link	communication through a telephone network
18	hardcopy	Hardcopy	pamphlet or leaflet giving descriptive information
19	rdxRds	RDX Removable Disk Storage	Combines the Disk and Tape
20	bluRay	BD Blu-ray disc	Digital Optical Disc Data Storage-High-density optical disc (single layer-dual layer)
21	lto	LTO Linear Tape Open	magnetic tape data storage (LTO-1 100 GB,LTO-2 200 GB, LTO-3 400 GB, LTO-4 800 GB, LTO-5 1500 GB, LTO-6 2500 GB)
22	hardDrive	HDD Hard Disk Drive	data storage device, SATA, SAS,USB
23	flashDrive	SSd Solid-state drive	flash drives