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READ/WRITE HEAD

Dictionary entry overview: What does read/write head mean?

• READ/WRITE HEAD (noun)
The noun READ/WRITE HEAD has 1 sense:

1. (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk

Familiarity information: READ/WRITE HEAD used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• READ/WRITE HEAD (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

read/write head; head

Hypernyms ("read/write head" is a kind of...):

coil (reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

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