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Examples of magnetic disk in a Sentence
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And a computer itself can act as a microphone: In a 2019 study researchers developed software that detected and analyzed how ambient sound waves jiggled a hard drive’s read head over its magnetic disk—and could thus effectively record conversations taking place near the machine.
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Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2021
To do this, the good frame was recorded onto a magnetic disk then replayed five times.
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Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 7 Sep. 2017
Their design mimics the familiar swimmer’s physique, with a thin magnetic disk added to the head.
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Jenny Morber, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2015
At the time of the broadcast, magnetic disk recorders capable of storing slow motion footage could only capture 30 seconds in total, for a playback of 90 seconds of slow motion video.
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Howard Berry, Quartz, 18 July 2019
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First Known Use
1949, in the meaning defined above
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“Magnetic disk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetic%20disk. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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