hard drive

[hahrd drahyv]

noun

Computers.

1. HDD.

2. (loosely) a drive for a computer, as a traditional hard disk drive (HDD) or another drive serving a similar function, as opposed to a very small, portable flash drive.

hard drive

noun

1. computing (on a computer) the mechanism that handles the reading, writing, and storage of data on the hard disk

hard drive

1. A disk drive that reads data stored on hard disks.

2. Also called hard disk drive

hard drive

1. The bulk of the memory of a personal computer is magnetically stored on hard disks that constitute the hard drive. Information in the hard drive is durable, in that it remains magnetically stored when the computer is turned off. (See magnetic memory.)

Word History and Origins

Origin of hard drive¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

Police raided Qian's Hampstead rental property and uncovered hard drives and laptops found to be loaded with tens of thousands of Bitcoin - believed to be the single largest cryptocurrency seizure in UK history.

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Experts broadly agree you should keep three versions of your most treasured pictures: the original on your phone, one copy online, and one on a hard drive.

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Until the day a team from a company called ReplayTV wheeled in a television set wired to a box with a digital hard drive inside.

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For instance, neodymium is used to make the powerful magnets used in loudspeakers, computer hard drives, electric car motors and jet engines that enable them to be smaller and more efficient.

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He even goes as far as traveling with a hard drive at all times, so he can pop into studios and apartments and build upon the parts of songs he’s already laid out.

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Related Words

• disk drive 
• hardware 
• modem 
• personal computer 
• supercomputer