Definition: Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.)


A technology to assist the user in preventing possible system down time due to hard drive failure by attempting to predict imminent hard drive failure before it occurs.




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Storage Medium

Collective description of all types of media used for data storage. Examples: hard disk, floppy disk, MO, streamer tape, DAT, DLT, CD.

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