hard drive

noun

: a data-storage device consisting of a drive and one or more hard disks

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The difference between work that moves people and work that sits on a hard drive is clarity. — Rich Bornstein, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 For more step-by-step help, check out our guides on how to free up iPhone storage, how to clean up your phone and how to transfer photos from your phone to a hard drive. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026 Instead, Jane defaces the archive, turning a hard drive of frozen waveforms into songs that sound alive and optimistic. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 May 2026 Pulling the data off a hard drive or USB drive without altering files or metadata like timestamps also takes skill, Ries says. — Steven Melendez, Scientific American, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hard drive

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First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hard drive was in 1982

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“Hard drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20drive. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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hard drive

noun
: a device for storing computer data that consists of one or more hard disks in a sealed case

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