Definition: TPI (Tracks per inch)


The number of tracks written within each inch of the disk's surfaces, used to measure how closely the tracks are packed on a disk surface. Also known as track density.




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Gigabyte(GB)

Expression used to describe storage capacity or amount of data. One gigabyte is about 1000 millions of bytes/characters (10243).

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