fixed head

noun

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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“He had surgery maybe three or 3½ weeks ago to have that fixed,” Head Coach Joe Pesci told the paper.

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.

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

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

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