hard disk
a rigid circular platter coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
Origin of hard disk
1- Also called magnetic disk .
- Compare floppy disk.
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How to use hard disk in a sentence
Four laptops, one hard disk and a video camera were taken from Addameer's office, a statement from the group said.
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British Dictionary definitions for hard disk
a disk of rigid magnetizable material that is used to store data for computers: it is permanently mounted in its disk drive and usually has a storage capacity of a few gigabytes
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Scientific definitions for hard disk
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A rigid magnetic disk fixed within a disk drive and used for storing computer data. Hard disks hold more data than floppy disks, and data on a hard disk can be accessed faster than data on a floppy disk.
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