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Physical Medium

Any external storage material of the voice signal and content information in eitheranalog or digital form. Examples include reel-to-reel recording tape, cassette tape,Compact Disc, and phonograph record.

Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 Update:2015 Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial & Other Biometric Information. ANSI/National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2011. Source link