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fixed head

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noun

  1. a recording head in a tape recorder or disk drive that cannot be moved relative to the center of the disk, offering reduced access time.

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An excellent form of boring bar fixed head, employed by Messrs. Wm.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

The machine consists of a frame with one fixed head; the other head is moved by a screw; on both heads are hardened steel points.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

The main spindle is horizontal upon a fixed head, and has its dividing mechanism at the back of the machine.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

The captain in the brain, the eye, and the fixed head and centre are the great trinity who manage the whole concern.

From The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer by Leach, Henry

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