"read head" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: read heads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} read head (plural read heads)
  1. That part of several electromechanical devices that converts digital or analog information stored on a magnetic or optical medium into electrical signals Related terms: read/write head
    Sense id: en-read_head-en-noun-I6Tu8dBA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        [
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        ],
        [
          "analog",
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        ],
        [
          "magnetic",
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        ],
        [
          "optical",
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        ],
        [
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        ],
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          "signal",
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        ]
      ],
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        {
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        }
      ]
    }
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    }
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