Definition: Head Actuator


A motor that moves the head stack assembly in a hard drive to align read/write heads with magnetic tracks on the disks.




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IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics)

A type of drive where the interface controller electronics are incorporated into the design of the hard drive rather than as a separate controller.

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