read/write head

[reed-rahyt]

noun Computers.

an electromagnetic device, as in a disk or tape drive, that reads data from or writes data on a magnetic disk or tape.

Also called head.

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British Dictionary definitions for read-write head

read-write head

noun

computing an electromagnet that can both read and write information on a magnetic medium such as magnetic tape or disk

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