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playback head
noun
- the part of a tape recorder that is used to pick up the magnetic pattern on tape in order to play back material previously recorded.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of playback head1
First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences
Once it does, the playback head receives an audio signal and magnetizes the tape according to that pattern.
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