Definition: Head


The minute electromagnetic coil and metal pole which write and read back magnetic patterns on the disk. Also known as a read/write head. A drive with several disk surfaces or platters will have a separate head for each data surface. See also MR Head.




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Interface

Defined/standard transition/link - hardware or software. Rules for communicating with a unit. Example: See SCSI.(User interface) The 'face' of the computer. The part of the operating system that the user communicates with directly.

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