HDD

American

abbreviation

Computers.

hard disk drive: a storage device containing one or more spinning magnetic hard disks.

HDD British

abbreviation

computing hard disk drive

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Etymology

Origin of HDD

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

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Morgan Stanley expects HDD supply and demand parity to be delayed until 2029 due to strong cloud and AI data growth.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

For one, the HDD market is only made up of three players, and two of them control 90% of the market, he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Gross margins for HDD sellers are also not as high as those for memory makers, he said, and are therefore not peaking.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

“Our conviction on the HDD space remains higher than any end-market we cover, and STX/WDC remain our most-preferred Overweight’s within our IT Hardware coverage,” Woodring wrote.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

These customers are using and then creating more and more data, so their HDD purchases are no longer seasonal or cyclical, Sennesael argued.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

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