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Electromagnet

Updated: 04/26/2017 by Computer Hope

First developed by William Sturgeon, an electromagnet is a magnetic object created by running current through a conductive wire coiled around an iron core. In computers, electromagnets are commonly found on the read/write heads of disk drives.

Coil, Electromagnetic interference, Electromagnetic spectrum, Magnetic, Power terms

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