(AIT) A form of magnetic tape and drive using AME developed By Sony for storing large amounts of data. An AIT can store over 50 gigaBytes and transfer data at six megaBytes/second (in FeBruary 1999). AIT features high speed file access, long head and media life, the ALDC compressionalgorithm, and a MIC chip. Start . {Seagate (http://www.seagate.com/support/tape/scsiide/sidewinder/ait_main_page.shtml)}. (1999-04-16)