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Definition of Read/write head
1. Noun. (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk.
Definition of Read/write head
1. Noun. A combination read head and write head ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Read/write Head
Literary usage of Read/write head
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Backup Book: Disaster Recovery from Desktop to Data Center by Dorian J. Cougias, E. L. Heiberger, Karsten Koop (2003)
"Hard drive platters and read/write heads In the following picture, we show a
drive platter and read/write head along with various particles that can cause ..."
2. Defend Your Data!: Guide to Data Recovery by David J. Stang (1991)
"A read-write head. 4044 is a 40Mb drive that stands 3.5" wide, ... 3 A read-write
head, one per surface, mounted in an assembly and attached to a motor. ..."
3. A History of the Personal Computer: The People and the Technology by Roy A. Allan (2001)
"The concept enables an extremely close read/write head to disk relationship but
also a more tolerant protection from drive-head crashes. ..."
4. Handbook on Hedonic Indexes and Quality Adjustments in Price Indexes by Jack E. Triplett (2006)
"The time it takes a drive to position the desired disk sector under the read/write
head, measured in milliseconds (ms), so that data retrieval may begin. ..."
5. The New Everyday: Views on Ambient Intelligenceby Stefano Marzano by Stefano Marzano (2003)
"Although the read/write head on the hard disk drive never actually touches the
disk, it is nonetheless so close to it that any dust on the surface of the ..."
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