(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)