erase head — noun or erasing head : a device mounted on a magnetic recorder that obliterates previous recordings on the magnetic medium by demagnetization just before a new recording is made * * * erase head, the device on a tape recorder that erases previous … Useful english dictionary
Magnetic stripe card — An example of the reverse side of a typical credit card: Green circle #1 labels the Magnetic stripe A magnetic stripe card is a type of card capable of storing data by modifying the magnetism of tiny iron based magnetic particles on a band of… … Wikipedia
Magnetic tape — 7 inch reel of ¼ inch wide audio recording tape, typical of consumer use in the 1950s–70s. Magnetic tape is a medium for magnetic recording, made of a thin magnetizable coating on a long, narrow strip of plastic. It was developed in Germany,… … Wikipedia
head — headlike, adj. /hed/, n. 1. the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. 2. the corresponding part of the body in other animals. 3. the head considered as the center of… … Universalium
head — [[t]hɛd[/t]] n. 1) anat. the anterior or upper part of the vertebrate body, containing the skull with mouth, eyes, ears, nose, and brain 2) zool. the corresponding part of the body in invertebrates 3) the head considered as the center of the… … From formal English to slang
Tape head — For the album by King s X, see Tape Head. A tape head is a type of transducer used in tape recorders to convert electrical signals to magnetic fluctuations and vice versa. Contents 1 Principles of operation 1.1 Reversibility 1.2 Head g … Wikipedia
erasing head — noun see erase head * * * the part of a tape recorder that erases material previously recorded on magnetic tape. Also, erase head. [1955 60] … Useful english dictionary
erasing head — the part of a tape recorder that erases material previously recorded on magnetic tape. Also, erase head. [1955 60] * * * … Universalium
read/write head — Magnetic head able to store, extract, or erase dots representing data on magnetic media … IT glossary of terms, acronyms and abbreviations
Cross-field head — A cross field head, sometimes referred to as X field, is an additional recording head in a tape recorder that improves the ability to record high frequency sounds. The concept was first introduced by Tandberg in their TB 6X 1960s, and more widely … Wikipedia