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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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She urges regular backups to the cloud or a hard drive.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sales of hard drives to data centers soared and suppliers started signing customers to longer-term deals and flexing their pricing power.

From The Wall Street Journal

Micron is a leader in the markets for dynamic random-access memory, or DRAM, used in desktop computers and servers, and for flash memory, found in smartphones and solid-state hard drives.

From Barron's

Micron is a leader in the markets for dynamic random-access memory, or DRAM, which is used in desktop computers and servers, and for flash memory, found in smartphones and solid-state hard drives.

From Barron's

My house is filled to overflowing with clothes I will never wear, books I will never read and pocket-size external hard drives I will never get around to formatting.

From The Wall Street Journal

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.