read/write head

Questions about read/write head

What is another word for read/write head?

It depends which read/write head you mean. In the sense “(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk”, the synonyms are head. Across all 1 sense there are 1 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of read/write head?

WordNet records no antonym for read/write head. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for read/write head come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of read/write head

• Full entry for read/write headAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for read/write headWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.