# Protecting Your Archival Data With Improved Tape Dimensional Stability

**URL:** <https://community.unix.com/t/protecting-your-archival-data-with-improved-tape-dimensional-stability/282384>\
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**Created:** [February 7, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/protecting-your-archival-data-with-improved-tape-dimensional-stability/282384 "2011-02-07T19:30:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/protecting-your-archival-data-with-improved-tape-dimensional-stability/282384/1 "2011-02-07T19:30:04Z")

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This paper provides insight into the factors that make for longer lasting tape - its dimensional stability.Some of these are environmental, but the substrate used is very important; advances in tape substrates have resulted in significant improvements over the last decade.

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