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microdrive, n.|ˈmaɪkrəʊdraɪv|
[f. micro- + drive n.]
1. Chiefly Med. A small stepping motor or motor-driven system for the manipulation of microelectrodes.
1956Science 27 July 179/2 A small micrometer drive for controlling the depth of insertion of the electrode is directly mounted on the glass window, which is movable. Thus the electrode, which is mounted in the shaft of the microdrive, may be located over any desired point on the exposed cortex..by sliding the window. 1979Electroencephalogr. & Clin. Neurophysiol. XLVII. 752/1 The present report introduces the design for a subminiature microdrive..which offers precision and stability of electrode placements in the brain of freely-moving rats. 1989Jrnl. Neurosci. Methods XXVIII. 219/2 We have devised a hybrid microdrive—incorporating both stepper motors and a hydraulic system—which..is relatively cheap and easy to manufacture.
2. Computing. A miniature tape drive at one time used as a peripheral storage device in some microcomputers.
1982T. Toms Spectrum Pocket Bk. 117 Microdrive owners can save the instructions in a disk file which can be read back into the assembler. 1984Which Micro? Dec. 7/4 The..Zx Expansion System (..incorporating a microdrive, Interface 1 and four microdrive cartridges). 1985Austral. Personal Computer Jan. 16/2 The microdrives used for backing up the memory are a visible reminder of Sinclair's involvement, but the predominant influence is clearly ICL's. 1986What Micro? Nov. 8/4 The One Per Desk..has tape ‘microdrives’ for data and program storage. |