Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,900,803,266 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

playback head

    0.01 sec.
playback head [′plā‚bak ‚hed]
(electronics)
A head that converts a changing magnetic field on a moving magnetic tape into corresponding electric signals. Also known as reproduce head.
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
Then the characters are then passed over a MICR read head, a device similar to the playback head of a tape recorder.
MICR Printer by Jeffrey Harris / Computers and Internet community
When the loop of the first two tracks (each song needed two tracks for stereo) had been played, the playback head of the eight-track machine moved down with a memorable clunking sound to the next two tracks, and so on.
Flashback: Sold Out; Barrie Mills on stuff you can't buy any more by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
They even lubricate your recording and playback heads.
A tape is a tape is a tape by Cassing, Cass / PSA Journal
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.