hard drive

noun

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

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According to the warrant, officers were permitted to take cellphones, computers, memory cards, external hard drives and thumb drives. Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025 The Second Knowledge Revolution Writing allowed humans to have external memory, like finally adding a hard drive to a computer. Philip Maymin, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Perhaps your hard drive crashed, taking years of family photos with it. PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025 The rush to build AI data-centers has created a scarcity of hard drives and other memory components, Magann said. Bob Woods, CNBC, 20 Aug. 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 7 Sep. 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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