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hard drive

[hahrd drahyv] / ˈhɑrd ˈdraɪv /
NOUN
computer hardware
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disk drive hardware modem personal computer supercomputer
WEAK
CPU central processing unit computer computer unit data processor floppy disk magnetic disk microcomputer microelectronics device output device tape drive
NOUN
hard disk
Synonyms
WEAK
Winchester drive hard disk drive tape drive
NOUN
magnetic disk
Synonyms
WEAK
diskette floppy disk hard disk magnetic drum magnetic tape magnetic tape unit magneto-optic disk optical disk primary storage

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Daniel landed in Los Angeles with his girlfriend and a hard drive containing $350,000 in bitcoin.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Shares of the hard drive maker were up 4.4% on Wednesday.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

And unlike most leading U.S. models, R1 is open-weight, meaning that its parameters are publicly available for anyone to download on their hard drive.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 24, 2026

People are using it to analyze federal economic data, recover wedding photos from a corrupted hard drive, build new websites from scratch, answer a barrage of emails or order food.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

A progress meter appeared on my display, showing that my hard drive was now being zeroed out and wiped clean.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline