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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Active data lives on SSDs with colder data kept on hard disk drives, HDDs, and magnetic tape.
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Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Started more than 50 years ago, data storage company Western Digital is one of the world's largest computer hard disk drive manufacturers, and produces solid-state drives (SSDs) and flash memory devices.
—Molly Higgins, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
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
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Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Started more than 50 years ago, data storage company Western Digital is one of the world's largest computer hard disk drive manufacturers, and produces solid-state drives (SSDs) and flash memory devices.
—Molly Higgins, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
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
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“Hard disk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20disk. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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