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magnetic wire [1 record]

Record 1 2015-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Magnetic Materials and Ferromagnetism
  • Audio Technology
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
DEF

Wire made of magnetic material on which information can be stored in the form of polarized spots.

CONT

By 1942, magnetic tape, developed in Germany, had completely replaced earlier methods of sound recording on magnetized wire and practically all original recordings on disc.

OBS

Used in wire recorders before tape recorders were invented.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux magnétiques et ferromagnétisme
  • Électroacoustique
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
CONT

Ancêtre des bandes magnétiques. L'enregistrement magnétique était inscrit sur un fil métallique enroulé autour d'une bobine.

OBS

fil magnétique : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Materiales magnéticos y ferromagnetismo
  • Electroacústica
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
DEF

Hilo o alambre hecho o recubierto de un material magnético, que es usado para registros magnéticos.

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