hard drive

noun

: a data-storage device consisting of a drive and one or more hard disks

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What Was on Epstein’s Computers and Cameras There were indications that computer hard drives had been removed from Epstein’s Palm Beach and Manhattan homes before law enforcement searches of the respective properties more than a decade apart. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2025 The final optimization choice involves verifying the status of your Mac’s main hard drive. PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025 The Lost Bitcoin Story Sometime in the summer of 2013, Mr. Howells accidentally disposed of an encrypted hard drive contained the private key for 8,000 bitcoins, worth around $765 million at the time of writing. David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025 There isn’t really a middle ground between my hard drive and those fans. Jem Aswad, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hard drive

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hard drive was in 1982

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“Hard drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20drive. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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hard drive

noun
: a device for storing computer data that consists of one or more hard disks in a sealed case

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