hard drive

noun

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

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What is clear is that the raw material capturing one of the most enigmatic, driven and influential athletes of modern times possibly sits on a hard drive somewhere, or maybe in the cloud, waiting — perhaps indefinitely — to be unlocked. Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025 Most of them appear to be photos of hard drives, file folders and other pieces of evidence that aren't especially newsworthy. CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025 Gilgeous-Alexander’s hard drive to the basket was deemed harmless; with the shot clock turned off, there was no need to risk overreacting to Gilgeous-Alexander’s arrow to the basket. Law Murray, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025 The images come from the hard drive of one of Epstein's personal computers and one of his email accounts, according to the committee Democrats. James Hill, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hard drive

Word History

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 23 Dec. 2025.

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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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