: 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 WebIn a few years your hard drive may be full of such squishy stuff.—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Feb. 2024 Inside the containers — most of them were secured with metal locks about the size and shape of a corkscrew that easily succumbed to his bolt cutters or mechanized handsaw — the items were varied and plentiful: TVs, beer, clothing, makeup, shoes, electric bicycles, hard drives, tablets.—Malia Wollan, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024 That is because the images and videos are now stored on much smaller devices than when hard drives were common.—Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 26 Dec. 2023 Though hard drive costs generally keep falling, prices for powerful chips such as the Nvidia GPUs and Google TPUs needed for cutting-edge generative AI projects are shockingly high as demand outpaces supply.—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2024 The program takes up about 3GB of hard drive space, similar to Lightroom’s size.—PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2024 An on-site preview search was conducted of files from a hard drive discovered in the office area of the church rectory, next to Jackson’s bedroom.—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 2 Feb. 2024 Gillis supplied the hammer, scoring the White Tigers’ last three points on a hard drive to the bucket, then hitting one of two free throws.—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2024 Tapo’s hub includes 16GB of internal storage that’s expandable by connecting up to a 16TB hard drive or SSD.—Wes Davis, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2024
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