disk drivenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdɪsk ˌdraɪv/us/ˈdɪsk ˌdraɪv/a piece of computer equipment that allows information to be stored on and read from a disk
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Computer hardware
- 3-D printer
- blackberry
- brick
- bubblejet
- codec
- handheld
- joypad
- Macintosh
- micro
- microcomputer
- motherboard
- mouse
- ram
- storage device
- tablet
- toggle
- trackball
- underscore
- VDT
- word processor
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Examples from literature
- I bought my box without toasters, but since then I've added two boards and a second disk drive.