read/write head
[ reed-rahyt ]
/ ˈridˈraɪt /
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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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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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