tracks per inch

Definitions

Computing

• noun a measure of the number of concentric data tracks on a disk surface per inch.

Electronics

• A measure of the density of the tracks (3) on a disk or tape. Some disks, for instance, have hundreds of thousands of tracks per inch of surface. Its abbreviation is TPI, or tpi.

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Contexts for “tracks per inch”

2 definitions in context
• Computing
• Electronics