- hard disk
- nouna rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit• Syn: ↑hard disc, ↑fixed disk• Hypernyms: ↑magnetic disk, ↑magnetic disc, ↑disk, ↑disc• Hyponyms: ↑removable disk• Part Holonyms: ↑disk drive, ↑disc drive, ↑hard drive, ↑Winchester drive
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noun: a rigid metal disk coated with a magnetic material on which data for a computer can be stored ; also : hard drive herein* * *
Computers.See magnetic disk (def. 1).[1980-85]* * *
hard disk noun (computing)A metal disc with a magnetic coating, in a sealed rigid container, having a higher recording density than a floppy disk• • •Main Entry: ↑hard* * *
the part inside a computer that stores the information it needs to workThesaurus: computer memory and data storage deviceshyponymSee also: floppy disk* * *
hard disk,a rigid disk to store data in a computer, larger in capacity than a floppy disk.* * *
n. Computing a rigid nonremovable magnetic disk with a large data storage capacity, as distinct from the smaller capacity floppy disk* * *
noun, pl ⋯ disks [count]computers : a disk that is not flexible and that is used to store computer dataRemember to save the file to your hard disk.
— compare ↑floppy disk, ↑hard drive* * *
a disk inside a computer that stores data and programs
Useful english dictionary. 2012.