removable disk

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Noun1.removable disk - a hard disk that can be removed from the disk driveremovable disk - a hard disk that can be removed from the disk drive; removal prevents unauthorized use
fixed disk, hard disc, hard disk - a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit
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Patent-pending air filtration, together with shutters that seal off both drive and disk from outside air when the disk is inserted and ejected, contribute to a virtual "clean room" environment inside the removable REV disk.
Iomega's award-winning storage products include the Iomega(R) REV(R) platform: the new Iomega REV 70GB Backup Drive, available in various computer interface models for server implementations; and the Iomega REV 35GB Backup Drive, available in several computer interface models for desktop backup and archive applications; as well as REV-based automation products such as new REV Loader 560, which utilizes a REV 70GB Backup Drive and up to eight REV disks. Iomega also offers its Zip(R) 100MB, 250MB and 750MB drives; high-performance Iomega external hard drives, network hard drives and other HDD solutions; as well as other portable storage products.
The average file access time is 13 ms, and the shelf-life of the Iomega REV disks is 30 years--both qualities making it a logical replacement for tape.
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