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

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

To prevent a similar situation, the files are now stored on an external hard drive. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 11 Aug. 2026

The British radio station assured Ofcom that the files would henceforth be stored on an external hard drive. — Blanche Marcel, Vanity Fair, 11 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