noun
non-return-to-zero recording; NRZ
A magnetic recording method where the signal does not return to a zero state between bits. Used in early digital magnetic tape and disk storage. The term is technical and primarily encountered in computing history or data storage engineering contexts.
非ゼロ復帰記録は、初期の磁気テープ装置で広く使われた。
Non-return-to-zero recording was widely used in early magnetic tape drives.
この方式はNRZとも呼ばれ、データの密度を高めるのに役立った。
This method is also called NRZ and helped increase data density.
A compound of 非ゼロ (non-zero), 復帰 (return), and 記録 (recording), directly translating the English term 'non-return-to-zero recording'. The term was coined in the context of early computer data storage technology.