hard drive

noun

: a data-storage device consisting of a drive and one or more hard disks

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The Bitcoin were stored on a private key within Howells’s computer hard drive, which was placed in a drawer while Howells—a systems engineer by trade—updated his PC. Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024 Sony PlayStation Console Slim Edition 1 TB hard drive ($70 off, sale price $424). Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2024 According to the Associated Press, a police special investigations unit descended on the Casa Sur Hotel on Wednesday night (Oct. 23) on orders from the prosecutor’s office, reportedly seizing a number of items including computer hard drives and footage from hotel CCTV cameras. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024 The speed of the WD Red hard drives isn’t blisteringly fast. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hard drive 

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hard drive was in 1982

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“Hard drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20drive. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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hard drive

noun
: a device for storing computer data that consists of one or more hard disks in a sealed case

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