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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Hayley: For Clyde, I think laptop, hard drive, computer charger, phone, wallet.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 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

The hard drive makers report quarterly results in late January, around when the Mag 7 giants might comment on data center spending plans.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

The head of the Information Services unit had asked him to replace a hard drive.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

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