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

Western Digital's sole focus on hard drives is relatively new. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026

Laptops with a small internal storage capacity can be supplemented with an external hard drive or a cloud storage system. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

The new project on my hard drive focuses not on songs or symphonies but on cruelty, injustice, dishonesty, and the politics of everyday language. — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026

On the first hard drive, detectives found photos and videos shot inside the home in which two women — identified as Maribel Fresses and Gabrielle Amarando, both born in 1990 — appeared to be dead. — Laura Fay, CBS News, 12 Aug. 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