"alpha wrap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alpha wraps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} alpha wrap (countable and uncountable, plural alpha wraps)
  1. A form of helical scan in which the tape is wrapped around the head drum for a full 360 degrees (the tape looking like the lowercase Greek letter alpha). There is only one head which writes a complete stripe for every revolution of the head. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-alpha_wrap-en-noun-YMVYup9R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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