magnetic core
Noun
Meaning
(computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories
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each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit
By adding a " magnetic core " made of a ferromagnetic material like iron inside the coil, the magnetizing field from the coil will induce magnetization in the material, increasing the magnetic flux.
Ferromagnetic core inductor A variety of types of ferrite core inductors and transformers Ferromagnetic-core or iron-core inductors use a magnetic core made of a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material such as iron or ferrite to increase the inductance.
Inductors have values that typically range from 1 µH (10 −6 H) to 1 H. Many inductors have a magnetic core made of iron or ferrite inside the coil, which serves to increase the magnetic field and thus the inductance.
The IBM AP-101 computers originally had about 424 kilobytes of magnetic core memory each.
In the 2003 film The Core, the Endeavour's landing is disrupted by the earth's magnetic core, and its crew is selected to pilot the vehicle designed to restart the core.