hard drive

noun

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

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Every moment spent fumbling with gear in those temperatures came at a cost—to fingers, batteries, and hard drives alike. Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025 Synology does not manufacture its own hard drives but instead certifies and rebrands drives from Toshiba and Seagate, leaving out only Western Digital among the world's largest manufacturers. Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025 But in June of that year, someone broke into Adebimpe’s garage and stole his laptop, 15 years of hard drives and all of his backups. Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025 Other devices eligible for trade-in include computers, displays, hard drives, headphones, speakers, mice, keyboards, networking devices, printers, scanners, smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches. James Peckham, PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 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 30 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

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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