medium

A general term referring to the material onto which business information has been recorded and may subsequently be used for business purposes Also referred to as media.

The physical material in or on which information may be recorded (e.g. paper, magnetic tape, film).

the physical property and material form of recorded information, such as paper and ink, film, magnetic tape, electronic disk, etc. Plural: media.

(pl.: media) 1. In plant tissue culture, a term for the liquid or solid formulation upon which plant cells, tissues or organs develop. See: culture medium . 2. In general terms, a substrate for plant growth, such as nutrient solution, soil, sand, etc., e.g. potting medium.

In telecommunications, the transmission path along which a signal propagates, such as a wire pair, coaxial cable, waveguide, optical fiber, or radio path. 2. The material on which data are or may be recorded, such as plain paper, paper tapes, punched cards, magnetic tapes, magnetic disks, or optical disks.