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  • 1.1 Noun
    • 1.1.1 Translations
    • 1.1.2 Alternative forms
    • 1.1.3 Synonyms
  • 1.2 See also

English

Noun

hard disk (plural hard disks)

1. (computing) One of a series of parallel magnetic recording disks in a drive unit, used for the recording and retrieval of digital information; used especially in personal computers.
2. (computing) The unit itself, and all the disks within it.

Alternative forms

• HD (abbreviation)
• hard disc

Synonyms

• fixed disk
• hard drive
• hard disk drive, hard disc drive

See also

• DASD
• floppy disk
• floppy disk drive
• optical disc drive, optical drive
• optical disc

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• Hard Disk Drive
• Hard Disk Platter
• Hard Disk Platters
• Hard Drive
• History of Hard Disk Drives
• History of Ibm Magnetic Disk Drives
• List of Defunct Hard Disk Manufacturers