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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
Sense 1
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:
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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