hard drive
noun
a disk drive containing a hard disk.
Origin of hard drive
First recorded in 1980–85
Words nearby hard drive
hard corn,
hard court,
hard currency,
hard dinkum,
hard disk,
hard drive,
hard drug,
hard feeling,
hard feelings,
hard fern,
hard goods
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British Dictionary definitions for hard drive
hard drive
hard disk drive
noun
computing
(on a computer) the mechanism that handles the reading, writing, and storage of data on the hard disk
Scientific definitions for hard drive
hard drive
A disk drive that reads data stored on hard disks. Also called hard disk drive
Cultural definitions for hard drive
hard drive
The bulk of the memory of a personal computer is magnetically stored on hard disks that constitute the hard drive. Information in the hard drive is durable, in that it remains magnetically stored when the computer is turned off. (See magnetic memory.)