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playback head

noun

  1. 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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