(computer science) A record appearing at the end of a magnetic tape that uniquely identifies the tape as one required by the system.
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(computer science) A record appearing at the end of a magnetic tape that uniquely identifies the tape as one required by the system.
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The last record in a tape file. May contain number of records, hash totals and other ID.
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