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magneto-optical (MO) drive

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Last Updated May 24, 2021 7:48 am
A type of disk drive that combines magnetic disk technologies with optical technologies, such as those used in CD-ROMs. An MO disk drive is designed so that an inserted disk will be exposed to a magnet on the label side and to the laser beam on the opposite side.