Before revision: Media (or Medium) Auxiliary Memory (MAM) refers to a Integrated circuit|chip embedded into a digital media device (usually a tape cartridge) that stores a small amount of data or metadata that a computer can read without having to read the actual tape.
After revision: Media (or Medium) Auxiliary Memory (MAM) refers to a chip embedded into a digital media device (usually a tape cartridge) that stores a small amount of data or metadata that a computer can read without having to read the actual tape.