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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"Sometimes I write songs like that and they just sit on a hard drive because they are for me," he says.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Under Locations, select your hard drive, then tap Save.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

If Western Digital shareholders had any regrets about missing out on further Sandisk gains, they should be muted by the hard drive maker’s own incredible run.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Tobias pulls the dresser away from the wall with one hand and wedges the hard drive behind it with the other.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

hard drive

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