magnetic head

noun

Electronics.

1. head.

Word History and Origins

Origin of magnetic head¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

The reason he kept the clubs nearby was because his dad, Buddy, was the long-serving, magnetic head pro at Cedar Ridge Country Club in Tulsa.

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With this technology, normally based on magnetic heads, however, the time required to read a single bit has already attained its limit, which, researchers say, cannot be reduced below 1 nanosecond.

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Doing so entails a risk that they will snap in two as the players’ magnetic heads whir across them at 88 mph.

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TDK, the world’s biggest maker of magnetic heads for disk drives, is among Japanese companies cutting jobs, while Panasonic Corp. has picked Malaysia as the site for a solar-cell plant, to hedge against currency risks.

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TDK Corp. plunged 5.3 percent as the world’s biggest maker of magnetic heads for disk drives reported an 83 percent profit drop.

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