hard disk
English
Noun
hard disk (plural hard disks)
- (computing) One of a series of parallel magnetic recording disks in a drive unit, used for the recording and retrieval of digital information; used especially in personal computers.
- (computing) The unit itself, and all the disks within it.
Synonyms
- fixed disk
- hard drive
- hard disk drive, hard disc drive
- Winchester disk
Translations
recording disk in a drive unit
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unit and all the disks within it
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See also
- DASD
- floppy disk
- floppy disk drive
- optical disc drive, optical drive
- optical disc
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