head gap

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head gap [′hed ‚gap]

(computer science)

The space between the read/write head and the recording medium, such as a disk in a computer.

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No references found			As soon as the right-hand edge moves beyond the read head gap, no new magnetism is found, and thus the wave form returns to the zero signal level. A Concise Guide to MICR and Associated Technologies by Rob Sullivan1 / Computers and Internet community Cost savings are already helping to fill the minimum pounds 200 a head gap lost in subsidies under the new Single Farm Payment. Bred for success in field of economy by The Journal (Newcastle, England) The MR heads used in LTO Ultrium 2 drives are slightly modified versions of Ultrium 1 heads, with tighter head gaps for higher density recording. LTO & SDLT: built SAN tough by Brinkman, Peter N. / Computer Technology Review			HDS HDSL HDTV HDTV display modes HDTV formats HDTV set HDTV viewing distance HDTV viewing modes HDV HDW hdwd HDX He Head head breadth head bulb head cable head casing head circumference head crash Head Disk Assembly head end head erosion head flashing head fold head gap head gate head guard head height head jamb head joint head length head lining head loss head margin head mast head meter Head Military Procurator head molding head motion head mounted display head nailing Head Normal Form head normalisation theorem Head of State Head of the Mountain State Nature Preserve head organ head parking head piece head plate head process			Head End Converter Head End Hop Off Head End Processor Head End Restriction Head End Ring Switching Head erosion Head Extreme Destruction Zone Head fast Head First Object-Oriented Analysis and Design Head First-Decubitus Right head flashing head fly head fly head fly head fly head fold head fold head fold head fold head fold1 Head Football Coach head for head for head for tall timber head for the hills head for the hills head for the last roundup Head Foreman Head Full of Snow head game head gap Head gardener head gasket head gasket Head Gasket Failure Head Gasket Volume head gaskets head gate head gate Head gear Head gear Head gear Head gear Head Gear Unit head grit head grit head grit head grit head grub head grub head grub Head Guard Head Guard head height head home head honcho head honcho Head Honcho In Charge Head Hung Low Head hunter Head hunter

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