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The apartment was previously shared by Oren and Tal Alexander, the letter continues, adding that the photos and videos were found on a hard drive in a closet that appeared to include items belonging to Oren.
—Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2025
This strategic position allows the malware to evade defenses installed by the OS and gives it the ability to survive even after hard drives have been reformatted.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025
Freed advocates keeping a copy on your hard drive or a physical copy.
—Jann E. Freed, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Israel grabbed what was most important to him — a crate of hard drives, notebooks and journals going back years — and started out in his own car.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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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 22 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
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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