Origin of hard disk

First recorded in 1980–85

British Dictionary definitions for hard disk

hard disk

noun

a disk of rigid magnetizable material that is used to store data for computers: it is permanently mounted in its disk drive and usually has a storage capacity of a few gigabytes

Scientific definitions for hard disk

hard disk
[ härd ]

A rigid magnetic disk fixed within a disk drive and used for storing computer data. Hard disks hold more data than floppy disks, and data on a hard disk can be accessed faster than data on a floppy disk.