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

Guarino said investigators also lost files when an external hard drive died. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

The Michelangelo virus, which proliferated in the nineties and was programmed to attack on Michelangelo’s birthday, had destroyed his hard drive. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

While expecting a beat for the September quarter and strong December results, the analyst argued the market is underestimating cyclicality for hard drives and a possible downturn in late 2028 or early 2029. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

This portable hard drive has 2TB of storage, providing plenty of space to house all of your games, work, and projects. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 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