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PINCH ROLL [1 record]

Record 1 2001-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Machinery
DEF

Small wheel that pushes a magnetic tape against a driving wheel with the aim of moving the tape in a unit.

CONT

The transport consists of a capstan ... a pinch roller (which presses the tape against the capstan so that friction effects the driving action)

OBS

pinch roller: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanographie
CONT

Lorsque l'on veut dérouler de la bande, le galet d'entraînement placé près de la tête de lecture-écriture entraîne la bande aisément par une mise en contact

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Máquinas de oficina
DEF

Pequeña rueda que empuja la cinta magnética contra una rueda motriz con el objeto de mover la cinta en una unidad.

OBS

rodillo de ajuste: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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