hard drive

noun

: a data-storage device consisting of a drive and one or more hard disks

Examples of hard drive in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

They are used in electric vehicle motors, wind turbines and electronic products such as speakers, smartphones and hard drives. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

The Daily Mail also claimed to discover a computer tower, on which there were instructions on how to run the WinCleaner program, which wipes hard drives. — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026

Police in the Philippines have obtained a warrant to look into the 82-year-old suspect’s digital equipment including computers, phones and hard drives, according to the BBC. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026

Investigators later found it in a hard drive at Tal’s apartment, and said that Rosen didn’t know what had happened to her until investigators found the video and identified her. — Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hard drive

• alive
• archive
• arrive
• beehive
• connive
• contrive
• deprive
• derive
• khedive
• revive
• survive
• dive

Kids Definition

hard drive

noun

: a device for storing computer data that consists of one or more hard disks in a sealed case