data carrier


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data carrier

[′dad·ə ‚kar·ē·ər]
(computer science)
A medium on which data can be recorded, and which is usually easily transportable, such as cards, tape, paper, or disks.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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