noun
a measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium
• Syn: ↑bits per inch
• Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing
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abbreviationbits per inch; bytes per inch
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1. Also, bpi Computers.
a. bits per inch.
b. bytes per inch.
2. Bureau of Public Inquiries.
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bpi (computing)
abbrev
Bits (or bytes) per inch
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bits per inch: a unit for measuring the quality of magnetic tape
Thesaurus: written abbreviationshyponym
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Computing abbr. bits per inch, used to indicate the density of data that can be stored on magnetic tape or similar media
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bits per inch (a measure of the amount of data that can fit onto a tape or disk)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.