Defines a standards committee and a variety of tape formats.
Quarter Inch Cartridge: A type of recording medium consisting of a tape cartridge containing a supply and take-up reel and a quantity of magnetic tape of width 0.25in (whence the name). Data is recorded in linear tracks, using a serpentine motion. There are many QIC standards in existence, specifying different recording formats, densities and track counts.
Quarter Inch Cartridge Type of computer tape cartridge used primarily for packing up hard disks. Tape is 1/4 inch wide (about 6mm).
Is a Quarter Inch Cartridge.
Quarter-Inch Cartridge Drive standard
Quarter-Inch Cartridge Drive Standards, Inc., an international trade association comprised of manufacturers of QIC tape drives, media and critical components ... its primary charters are to identify market needs; educate users, OEMs, system integrators, resellers and dealers; and provide a forum for technical discussions leading to the generation of development standards for compatibility among manufacturers' systems