disk drive
a device that, using an access mechanism under program control, enables data to be read from or written on a spinning magnetic disk, magnetic disk pack, floppy disk, or optical disk.
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How to use disk drive in a sentence
Select your main disk drive, click Erase, and choose APFS from the Format menu.
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British Dictionary definitions for disk drive
computing the controller and mechanism for reading and writing data on computer disks: See also disk (def. 2)
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Scientific definitions for disk drive
Computer Science A device that reads data stored on a magnetic or optical disk and writes data onto the disk for storage.
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