read/write head

[ reed-rahyt ]

nounComputers.

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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How to use read/write head in a sentence

This moves the tape forward with the read-write head positioned at the end of the following record.
Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3) | Digital Equipment Corporation

British Dictionary definitions for read-write head

read-write head

/ (ˈriːdˈraɪt) /

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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