What does "hard disk" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "hard disk"?

Common synonyms include: fixed disk, disks, hard disc, hard disc drive, hard disk drive, hard drive.

Hard disk

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
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
a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit wordnet
3
The unit itself, and all the disks within it.

Synonyms

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fixed disk disks hard disc hard disc drive hard disk drive hard drive

Antonyms

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floppies floppy

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