Computing Dictionary
Zip Drive definition
hardware, storage A
disk drive from
Iomega Corporation which takes removable
hard disks storig 100 to 750
megabytes. Both internal and external drives are manufactured, making the drive suitable for
backup, mass storage or for moving files between computers. Software is included to help with file organisation. The internal
SCSI model offers up to 60 MB / minute transfer rate.
The Zip drive was awarded
Byte's Readers'
Hardware Choice Award 1996 (http://byte.com/art/9607/sec11/art1.htm). It was superceded by the
Jaz drive which takes one
gigbyte disks.
(2008-01-21)
