<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (October 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (October 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Magnetic storage or magnetic recording is the storage of data on a magnetised medium . Magnetic storage uses different patterns of magnetisation in a magnetisable material to store data and is a form of non-volatile memory . The information is accessed using one or more read / write heads . </P> <P> As of 2017, magnetic storage media, primarily hard disks, are widely used to store computer data as well as audio and video signals . In the field of computing, the term magnetic storage is preferred and in the field of audio and video production, the term magnetic recording is more commonly used . The distinction is less technical and more a matter of preference . Other examples of magnetic storage media include floppy disks, magnetic recording tape, and magnetic stripes on credit cards . </P>

Magnetic disks use magnetic particles to store items on the disk's surface