hard drive

noun

: a data-storage device consisting of a drive and one or more hard disks

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In recent efforts, PNNL materials scientists have been working on how to extract critical minerals such as: Dysprosium—used in magnets for hard drives and flash (thumb) drives, Neodymium—a component in hard drives, cellphones and televisions, and Manganese—in lithium ion batteries. Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025 Per the filing, employees recognized an image of a list of the unreleased music by Mathers on the internet as an image taken from a hard drive in the studio. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025 On the other hand, cloud storage services like Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive tackled the limitations of physical storage devices like hard drives and USBs. Pooja Sathe, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 The studio is not open to the public, and Strange was one of just four employees who had access to hard drives containing the unreleased songs during his tenure. Rachel Desantis, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hard drive

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First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hard drive was in 1982

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“Hard drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20drive. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

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hard drive

noun
: a device for storing computer data that consists of one or more hard disks in a sealed case

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