hard disk

[hahrd disk]

noun

Computers.

1. a rigid circular platter coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.

hard disk

noun

1. a disk of rigid magnetizable material that is used to store data for computers: it is permanently mounted in its disk drive and usually has a storage capacity of a few gigabytes

hard disk

1. A rigid magnetic disk fixed within a disk drive and used for storing computer data. Hard disks hold more data than floppy disks, and data on a hard disk can be accessed faster than data on a floppy disk.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hard disk¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

Western Digital is one of the largest players in enterprise hard disk drives and is gaining pricing power amid this backdrop, Travis Prentice, chief investment officer of the Informed Momentum Company, recently told MarketWatch.

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Analysts have continually updated their estimates for storage stocks over the last several weeks due to hard disk drive demand.

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A Replay executive predicted, “Five years from now, all TV will be watched from a hard disk.”

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Dominique Pelicot filmed the assaults and neatly catalogued them on a hard disk, which allowed investigators to track down the majority of the individuals involved.

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During a search of the surgeon's home, police uncovered stacks of diaries and hard disks in which Le Scouarnec appeared to list hundreds more victims.

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