magnetic head
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- an electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be stored on a surface and later retrievedType of electromagnetPart of tape recorder, tape machine
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
magnetic head noun
Electronics An electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be stored on a magnetizable surface and later retrieved.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5