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  "slug": "raid",
  "term": "RAID",
  "aliases": [],
  "definition": "Redundant Array of Independent Disks combines multiple drives for performance or fault tolerance.",
  "note": "Patterson et al. introduced the RAID taxonomy; see SNIA dictionary for formal level definitions.",
  "status": "shipping",
  "advantages": [],
  "limitations": [],
  "related": [
    "mirroring",
    "striping",
    "parity-raid"
  ],
  "supersedes": [],
  "supersededBy": [],
  "firstSeen": null,
  "lastSeen": null,
  "citations": [
    {
      "id": "c1",
      "title": "SNIA Technology Dictionary",
      "url": "https://www.snia.org/education/dictionary",
      "accessed": "2026-10-06"
    },
    {
      "id": "c2",
      "title": "RAID",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID",
      "accessed": "2026-10-06"
    },
    {
      "id": "c3",
      "title": "RAID: High-Performance, Reliable Secondary Storage (Patterson et al.)",
      "url": "https://www2.eecs.berkeley.edu/Pubs/TechRpts/1987/CSD-87-391.pdf",
      "accessed": "2026-10-06"
    }
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