Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A hardware device that reads data stored on a disk and writes data onto the disk for storage.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun computing a computer drive that reads a computer storage medium the shape of a
disc
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word disk drive.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.