microdrive

/ ˈmaɪkrəʊˌdraɪv /

noun

1. a type of memory card that has moving parts and can store large amounts of data

Example Sentences

Microdrive assembly devices were custom-made and have been previously described31.

From Nature

One 32-channel headstage was plugged into each 8-tetrode microdrive assembly.

From Nature

Locations of all tetrodes were identified by comparing relative locations of tracks in the brain with the locations of individual tetrode guide tubes within the microdrive assembly.

From Nature

Its Sinclair QL was designed to outperform IBM's PCs, but its tape-based Microdrive storage was unreliable and the British company did not offer the kind of telephone support the corporate sector required.

From BBC

A mid-level staffer for the National Security Council has run off with a microdrive that contains top secret information.

From Washington Post