Media Auxiliary Memory or Medium Auxiliary Memory (MAM) refers to a

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embedded into a digital media device (usually a

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) that stores a small amount of

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or metadata that a computer can read without having to read the actual tape. MAMs can be used by the tape driver to increase efficiency, or by custom software to store & retrieve custom data. Some examples of MAM's are Cartridge Memory (HP/Seagate/IBM LTO) and MIC (Sony AIT).

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