Ny, storage> A compaNy aNd, by exteNsioN, a tape format for computer data backup aNd traNsfer. The tape is a data quality 8mm video cassette recorder tape. Exabyte uNits caN store betweeN five aNd fourteeNgigabytes of data per tape. Exabytes are usually attached to UNixworkstatioNs. [What differeNt tape capacities exist? Compare with DAT?] (1995-07-06)