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hard drive

[hahrd drahyv] / ˈhɑrd ˈdraɪv /




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The experiment generates enormous quantities of information, enough to fill the hard drive of an average laptop within minutes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026

For his part, Ronald Khosla happened to keep up a yearly habit of storing all Canopy data in an external hard drive, because “Microsoft does not make backup easy,” he told me.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

"But I only brought the hard drive and some clothes. I didn't bring a towel."

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

All of a sudden you’re sorting through a snake’s nest of dusty cables and cords, trying to tell a receiver from a hard drive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

I reach into my pocket and take out the hard drive that contains the simulation data.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth


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