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Media label

A label written and used by an application to track media. Applications write media labels when media are moved from a scratch media pool to an application media pool. Media Service for Windows NT uses a subset of the media label known as the application on-media identifier to track media.

Media label library

A DLL that can interpret the format of a media label written by a Media Service application.

Media pool

Media pools are logical collections of media that have the same media management policies. They are used by applications to control access to media within a Media Service system. A medium is contained in exactly one media pool.

Media state

Media states identify the condition of the media in a Media Service system.

Media Service, Media Service for Windows NT

Windows NT Media Services. It is a service included with Windows NT that facilitates communication among applications, robotic changers and media libraries.

Media Service for Windows NT MMC snap-in

The Media Service for Windows NT MMC snap-in is a user interface to Media Service for Windows NT that is a snap-in for the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) for Windows NT. It provides administrators with the ability to add Media Service objects, view and modify properties of Media Service objects, insert and eject media, perform inventories, mount and dismount media, and check status information.