The SNIA Dictionary is a special-purpose dictionary containing terms and definitions applicable to the storage and storage networking industry. Published bi-annually by the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA), the SNIA Dictionary is owned and managed by the SNIA Technical Council, a group of storage industry veterans elected by the SNIA membership. The current editor is Don Deel, of EMC. Past editors include Alan Yoder (NetApp) and David Black (EMC).