alpha wrap

noun

A form of helical scan in which the tape is wrapped around the head drum for a full 360 degrees (the tape looking like the lowercase Greek letter alpha). There is only one head which writes a complete stripe for every revolution of the head.

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Meanings

nounalpha wrap (countable and uncountable, plural alpha wraps)

plural alpha wraps

  1. countableuncountableA form of helical scan in which the tape is wrapped around the head drum for a full 360 degrees (the tape looking like the lowercase Greek letter alpha). There is only one head which writes a complete stripe for every revolution of the head.
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APA

alpha wrap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alpha%20wrap

MLA

“alpha wrap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alpha%20wrap. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alpha wrap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alpha%20wrap.

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