disk drive

disk drive

n. Computer Science

A device that reads data stored on a magnetic or optical disk and writes data onto the disk for storage.

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disk drive

Noun

Computers the controller and mechanism for reading and writing data on computer disks

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disk drive

Computer Science A device that reads data stored on a magnetic or optical disk and writes data onto the disk for storage.

Thesaurus

Noun

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disk drive - computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it disc drive, hard 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

Translations

disk drive n → disc drive m

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disk drive disk n → lecteur m de disquette

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disk drive disk n → Diskettenlaufwerk nt

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disk drive n → disk drive m inv; unità f inv a dischi magnetici