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• hard drive — hard drives also hard drive N COUNT A computer s hard drive is its hard disk, or the part that contains the hard disk. You can store your entire CD collection on the computer s hard drive …   English dictionary

• hard drive — n. a computer drive for hard disks, often, specif., such a drive as distinguished from a floppy disk drive in the same computer …   English World dictionary

• hard drive — hard′ drive n. cmp a disk drive containing a hard disk • Etymology: 1980–85 …   From formal English to slang

• hard drive — n the part of a computer where information and programs are stored, consisting of ↑hard disks and the electronic equipment that reads what is stored on them …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hard drive — hard ,drive noun count a HARD DISK …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• hard drive — noun computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it • Syn: ↑disk drive, ↑disc drive, ↑Winchester drive • Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Hard drive — Disque dur Pour les articles homonymes, voir Disque. Disque dur …   Wikipédia en Français

• hard drive — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms hard drive : singular hard drive plural hard drives a hard disk …   English dictionary

• hard-drive — see hard drive …   English dictionary

• hard drive — noun A device used for storing large amounts of data for a computer that persist while the computer is turned off. Syn: hard disc, hard disk, hard disc drive, hard disk drive, HD, HDD …   Wiktionary