magnetic drum

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noun Computers.

a cylinder coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
Also called drum.

Origin of magnetic drum

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby magnetic drum

magnetic dip, magnetic dipole, magnetic dipole moment, magnetic disk, magnetic domain, magnetic drum, magnetic epoch, magnetic equator, magnetic field, magnetic field of the earth, magnetic field reversals

Words related to magnetic drum

diskette