tape head
<hardware>
The electromagnetic component in a magnetic tape drive which reads and writes magnetic tape as it passes over it. Tape heads need to be cleaned periodically to remove the oxide particles which accumulate on them and can lead to errors.
Last updated: 1997-03-12
Nearby terms:
tape archive ♦ tape drive ♦ tape head ♦ Tape Operating System ♦ TAPI
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