TERMIUM Plus®

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two-gap head [1 record]

Record 1 2001-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
DEF

One of two separate magnetic tape heads, one for reading and the other for recording data.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
CONT

L'information est vérifiée, par une lecture qui suit immédiatement l'écriture, au moyen de la tête de lecture-écriture à deux entrefers.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo periférico (Computadoras)
DEF

Cabeza para lectura y/o escritura de medios de registro magnético que contiene dos elementos (por lo general, uno para lectura y otro para escritura) separados por un espacio de dimensiones específicas.

OBS

Estas cabezas tienen la posibilidad de grabar información y luego, al pasar por el segundo elemento, leer la grabación efectuada inmediatamente antes, pudiendo así ser comprobada.

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