hard drive

noun

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

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Western Digital — The hard drive maker rallied 9% after fiscal first-quarter results beat analyst estimates. Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025 External hard drives are connected to and store information for only a single computer. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025 An investigation followed, with the Oakland County Sheriff's Office eventually seizing six computers, four cellphones and 15 external hard drives — one of the drives alone had 13,000 videos on it. Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025 Versions included one for cable users (with six tuners and a 2TB hard drive) and cord cutters (with four tuners and a 2TB hard drive). Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hard drive

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First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hard drive was in 1982

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“Hard drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20drive. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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hard drive

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

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