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• [In magnetic media,] A technique used to locate a given sector, a desired track, and a specific record by continuous comparison of the read/write head position with appropriate synchronization signals.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  rotational position sensing. (n.d.). ATIS Telecom Glossary 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/rotational-position-sensing.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  rotational position sensing. www.atis.org. ATIS Telecom Glossary 2007. ATIS. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/rotational-position-sensing (accessed: June 8, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "rotational position sensing." ATIS Telecom Glossary 2007. ATIS. 8 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/rotational-position-sensing.

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