hard drive

noun

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

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The data was protected with BitLocker, software that’s automatically enabled on many modern Windows PCs to safeguard all the data on the computer’s hard drive. Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 The Post said the FBI took two phones, two laptops, a Garmin watch, a portable hard drive and a recording device. Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026 Someone restart the hard drive on this year. Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026 On April 2, 2025, probation officers made another home visit and seized an external hard drive. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2026 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 29 Jan. 2026.

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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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