What Does DAT Stand For?
DAT stands for Digital Audio Tape
Digital Audio Tape (DAT) is a magnetic tape technology developed in the late 1980s for recording and playing back high-quality digital audio. Utilizing a similar form factor to traditional cassette tapes but with advanced digital encoding, DAT allows for superior sound fidelity and the ability to store audio data in a compact format. It was widely used in professional audio recording studios and broadcasting before the rise of digital audio workstations and solid-state recording technologies. Although less common today, DAT played a significant role in the evolution of digital audio formats.
Added on 14th April 2008 | Last edited on 17th June 2025 | Edit Acronym