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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
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First Known Use
1982, in the meaning defined above
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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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