hard drive

noun

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

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Western Digital has developed a way to mine old hard drives for rare earth elements, which promises to ease the tech industry’s dependence on carbon-heavy mining. Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025 Navarro insisted the carve-outs for smartphones, hard drives, and other tech products issued late Friday weren't really exclusions from the sky-high tariffs on Chinese imports. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025 Imagine if, before the internet, each computer could only access information stored directly on its hard drive. Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 Many people with security clearance would have two work hard drives and two computers. Dakota Rudesill, The Conversation, 29 Mar. 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 10 May. 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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