ADIC Scalar Series - Manual (Page 73)

Glossary 63
SCSI bus Signal path or line shared by the devices on the same SCSI
channel. Information is often sent to all devices throughout the
same bus; only the device to which it is addressed will accept it.
slot A slot is the place within the cartridge storage area, or the Mailbox
(Scalar 458 only), where the media is placed. Each slot has a
reference position, i.e. row 1, position 1 through position 12
(storage slots) and row 1, position 1 through 10 (Mailbox).
terminator a physical block which tells the SCSI bus that this is the end of the
line. A terminator is required at both ends of a SCSI bus. A bus
may be terminated internally (on a device inside the host system)
or externally on a peripheral device.
unload The process where the Scalar Library causes a drive to eject a
cartridge, then uses the Media Picker to move the cartridge to
either a storage slot location, or to a slot in the Mailbox.