hard disk
noun1
Computer hardware, Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences 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.
2
Computer hardware, Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences The unit itself, and all the disks within it.
- Related terms
- DASD, floppy disk, floppy disk drive, optical disc, optical disc drive, optical drive, SSD