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hard drive
n.
A disk drive that reads data stored on hard disks. Also called hard disk drive.
hard drive
A disk drive that reads data stored on hard disks. Also called hard disk drive.
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Noun1.hard drivehard drive - computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it
disc drive, disk drive, Winchester drive
drive - (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
fixed disk, hard disc, hard disk - a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit
computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures


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