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read heads

read heads is the plural of read head.

Meaning of read head

Noun

read head (plural read heads)

  1. That part of several electromechanical devices that converts digital or analog information stored on a magnetic or optical medium into electrical signals

Questions about read heads

What is read heads the plural of?
Read heads is the plural of read head.

Words near read heads in the dictionary

  1. read counts
  2. read dating
  3. read for
  4. read for press
  5. read head
  6. read heads
  7. read in
  8. read into
  9. read length
  10. read lengths
  11. read like a book

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