Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Quarter Inch Cartridge
     
         /kwik/ (QIC) a type of {magnetic tape} and {tape
        drive}.  Development standards for QIC make it possible for
        tapes written on one QIC drive to be read on another.  QIC
        drives are made to work with different lengths of tape.  The
        model number of the drive consists of QIC followed by a number
        which indicates the drives tape capacity in {megabytes} (MB).
     
        (1996-12-09)