magnetic bubble


magnetic bubble

noun

Definition of MAGNETIC BUBBLE

: a tiny movable magnetized cylindrical volume in a thin magnetic material that along with other like volumes can be used to represent a bit of information (as in a computer)

First Known Use of MAGNETIC BUBBLE

1969

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