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hard disk
noun
: a rigid metal disk coated with a magnetic material on which data for a computer can be stored
also
: hard drive
Examples of hard disk in a Sentence
Remember to save the file to your hard disk.
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This will be the first of my projection articles for 2025, focusing on magnetic recording technology, particularly hard disk drives (HDDs) and magnetic tape.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The downside is that this isn't a blinding-fast hard disk.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Western Digital in July announced plans to cut 79 workers from San Jose operations involved in hard disk drives.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 July 2018
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—Christian Catalini, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1973, in the meaning defined above
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“Hard disk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20disk. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
hard disk
noun1
: a small hard metal disk with a magnetic coating on which computer data can be stored
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