Definition: Read Channel


Performs the data encoding and conversions the drive needs to write computer generated information onto a magnetic medium and then read that information back with a high degree of accuracy.




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Thin-Film Inductive Head (TFI)

A head technology that uses a thin-film inductive element to read and write data bits on the magnetic surface of the disk.

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