hard disk

[ hahrd disk ]

noun

, Computers.

1. a rigid circular platter coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.

hard disk

noun

1. 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

hard disk

/ härd /

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hard disk¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

There are many ways to store data -- digitally, on a hard disk, or using analogue storage technology, for example as a hologram.

From Science Daily

While most personal devices like laptops and cell phones use faster flash drives, data centers use cheaper, slower hard disk drives.

From Science Daily

His dismissal came after the discovery of revisionist texts on his computer hard disk.

From BBC

If such a magnetar were placed in the moon’s orbit around Earth, it would wipe most credit cards and hard disk drives on the planet.

From Scientific American

Even after "its competitors had stopped selling to them ... Seagate continued sending hard disk drives to Huawei," Matthew Axelrod, the Commerce Department's assistant secretary for export enforcement said in a statement.

From Reuters