magnetic head

magnetic head

n.

An electromagnet, such as one used in a tape recorder, that converts electrical impulses into variations in the magnetism of a surface for storage and subsequent retrieval.

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magnetic head - an electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be stored on a surface and later retrieved electromagnet - a temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet tape machine, tape recorder - a magnetic recorder using magnetic tape