Magnetic storage

Magnetic storage or magnetic recording is the storage of <a href="/facts/Data/AUBFN97o">data</a> on a <a href="/facts/Magnet/vvrg6VSk">magnetized</a> medium. Magnetic storage uses different patterns of <a href="/facts/Magnetisation/zxrtXzTN">magnetisation</a> in a magnetizable material to store data and is a form of <a href="/facts/Non-volatile_memory/EN72wMD9">non-volatile memory</a>. The information is accessed using one or more <a href="/facts/Disk_read-and-write_head/WdpxUpjK">read/write heads</a>.
Magnetic storage media, primarily <a href="/facts/Hard_disk_drive/kekLSGSE">hard disks</a>, are widely used to store <a href="/facts/Data_(computing)/cPjfFHph">computer data</a> as well as <a href="/facts/Sound/DlKXlPuF">audio</a> and <a href="/facts/Video/F1AV8ben">video</a> signals. In the field of computing, the term magnetic storage is preferred and in the field of audio and video production, the term magnetic recording is more commonly used. The distinction is less technical and more a matter of preference. Other examples of magnetic storage media include <a href="/facts/Floppy_disk/rShxfuxa">floppy disks</a>, <a href="/facts/Magnetic_tape/wj6IDTR1">magnetic tape</a>, and <a href="/facts/Magnetic_stripe_card/1mcYEQoT">magnetic stripes</a> on credit cards.

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Magnetic storage