playback head
noun
the part of a tape recorder that is used to pick up the magnetic pattern on tape in order to play back material previously recorded.
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Also called reproduce head.
Origin of playback head
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby playback head
play a losing game, play around, play at, play a waiting game, playback, playback head, play ball, playbill, playbook, play both ends against the middle, playboy
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