This International Standard specifies the physical and magnetic characteristics of a 12@7 mm wide@ 208-track magnetic tape cartridge@ to enable physical interchangeability of such cartridges between drives. It also specifies the quality of the recorded signals@ a format - called Digital Linear Tape 5 (DLT 5) - and a recording method@ thereby allowing data interchange between drives. Together with a labelling standard@ for instance International Standard ISO 1001 for Magnetic Tape Labelling@ it allows full data interchange by means of such magnetic tape cartridges.