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

Mary Moriarty said the evidence turned over by federal investigators included previously withheld hard drives containing statements, police body camera video and other materials in the Minnesota killings. — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

The company also makes NAND flash, or hard drives, and is the market leader, with 19% share in the first quarter, according to IDC. — Kif Leswing,katie Tarasov, CNBC, 9 July 2026

In a post on Thursday, NightmareEclipse said the defense-in-depth additions produce behavior that may allow attackers to exhaust all available space on a hard drive by writing massive amounts of data to it. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026

On April 2, 2025, probation officers made another home visit to Gibson’s residence and seized an external hard drive. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 July 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