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read/write head

[ reed-rahyt ]
/ ˈridˈraɪt /

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.

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Words nearby read/write head

read-across, read-only, read-only memory, read-through, read-write head, read/write head, readability, readable, readdress, reade, reader
Also called head.
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012