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Noun Concept
Categories: Computer storage devices, Hard disk computer storage, Magnetic devices, Rotating disc computer storage media, All articles needing additional references
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read/write head  head  disk read-and-write head  disk drive head  magnetic head
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(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk WordNet 3.0
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(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A disk read-and-write head is the small part of a disk drive which moves above the disk platter and transforms the platter's magnetic field into electric current or, vice versa, transforms electric current into magnetic field. Wikipedia
Part of a disk drive Wikipedia Disambiguation
Small, movable parts of a disk drive Wikidata
The part of a disk drive responsible for reading and writing data. Wiktionary
Computing: part of a disk drive responsible for reading and writing data. Wiktionary (translation)
A combination read head and write head. Wiktionary
IS A
coil
read/write head
PART OF
disk drive
storage
disk storage
HAS KIND
read/write head
CATEGORY DOMAIN
computer science
USE
magnetic storage medium
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
read/write head, head
Wikipedia
EN
disk read-and-write head
Wikidata
EN
disk drive head, magnetic head
Wiktionary
EN
head, read/write head
Wikipedia Redirections
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Disk head, Disk read-and-write heads, Disk read-write head, disk read/write head, Disk read and write heads, drive head, Hard disk head, Hard drive head, HDD head, read-write head, read/write head, thin-film head, Thin film head
Wikidata Alias
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disk read-and-write head, drive head, head, read-write head, read/write head, recording head

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