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hard drive

noun

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

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Installing the program takes up more than a gigabyte of your hard drive, so be sure to use a machine with room to spare. PC Magazine, 15 Nov. 2025 Analysts also point out that the global supply of key components such as DRAM chips for consumer electronics, NAND flash chips for SSDs, and mechanical hard drives has all been constrained by the voracious demand from AI data centers. CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025 It is aided by a digital terrain map stored on a 100GB hard drive, paired with a Jetson AI module. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025 External hard drives are connected to and store information for only a single computer. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025 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 Nov. 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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