Definition: Thin Film


A type of coating deposited on a flat surface through a photolithographic process. Thin film is used on disk platters and read/write heads, as well as on the write element of MR heads.




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Logistics Model

The systems by which a company organizes the physical distribution of its products. A hard drive manufacturer's model might include portions to OEM customers, to distributors, to retail chains or to all of these.

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