hard drive

n. A disk drive that reads data stored on hard disks. Also called hard disk drive.

hard drive

hard disk drive

n (Computer Science) computing (on a computer) the mechanism that handles the reading, writing, and storage of data on the hard disk

hard′ drive`

n. a disk drive containing a hard disk. [1980–85]

hard drive

A disk drive that reads data stored on hard disks.

Thesaurus

Noun

hard drive - computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on itdisc drive, disk drive, Winchester drivedrive - (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage mediumfixed disk, hard disc, hard disk - a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unitcomputer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

Translations

sabit disk

hard drive

hard disk drive

hard drive

The primary computer storage device, which spins, reads and writes one or more fixed disk platters. The terms "hard drive" and "hard disk" are synonymous; however, a "drive" technically refers to the entire unit that holds one or more "disk" platters. The word "hard" came about to refer to the rigid platters made of aluminum or glass in contrast to floppy disks made of flexible plastic.

Increasingly, hard drives are giving way to solid state drives (SSDs) in desktop computers but especially in laptops. See hard disk, SSD, hard disk interfaces and floppy disk.

hard drive

Related to hard drive: Best Buy, Solid state drive

noun

Synonyms for hard drive

noun computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it

Synonyms

disc drive
disk drive
Winchester drive

Related Words

drive
fixed disk
hard disc
hard disk
computer science
computing