"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

Inflected forms

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