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Digital Data Storage
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<p>Digital Data Storage (DDS) is a <a href="/facts/Computer/SQe1aK05">computer</a> <a href="/facts/Data/AUBFN97o">data</a> storage technology that is based upon the <a href="/facts/Digital_Audio_Tape/n03hG7Jm">Digital Audio Tape</a> (DAT) format that was developed during the 1980s. DDS is primarily intended for use as off-line storage, especially for generating <a href="/facts/Backup/ldV72CkU">backup copies</a> of working data. </p>