storage device

noun
a device used to store digital data or information, as a hard disk or CD.
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storage device
 
n
a piece of computer equipment, such as a magnetic tape, disk, etc, in or on which data and instructions can be stored, usually in binary form

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storage device   (stôr'ĭj)  Pronunciation Key 
A hardware device, such as a CD-ROM or hard disk in a computer, used to record and store data.
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Example sentences
Sensitive information is still accessible even after files have been deleted
  and the storage device formatted.
They differ from hybrids in that they have no energy storage device, and no way
  to recover braking energy.
The information in the transient storage device must always be refreshed before
  its storage state decays.
Encrypt files with personal information before deleting them from your computer
  or a peripheral storage device.
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