read/write head

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   (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk

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   computer science

Questions about read/write head

What does read/write head mean?

read/write head means "(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk".

What is another word for read/write head?

Close synonyms include head. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is read/write head a common word?

read/write head is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.