hard drive
hard drive noun: an electromechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data using magnetic storage with one or more rigid, rapidly rotating platters coated with magnetic material.

Noun
hard drive (plural hard drives)
- An electromechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data using magnetic storage with one or more rigid, rapidly rotating platters coated with magnetic material.
- Synonyms:
- hard disc, hard disk, hard disc drive, hard disk drive, HD, HDD
hard drive meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
hard drive in Tamil
- device used for storing large amounts of data
- ஹார்ட் டிரைவ் hārṭ ṭiraiv
hard drive in Marathi
- device used for storing large amounts of data
- हार्ड ड्राइव्ह hārḍa ḍrāivha, हार्ड डिस्क hārḍa ḍiska
hard drive in Urdu
- device used for storing large amounts of data
- قرص کثیفی قیادہ
hard drive in Bengali
- device used for storing large amounts of data
- হার্ড ডিস্ক harḍo ḍisko
More languagesFewer languages
- hard drive in Telugu
- హార్డ్ డిస్క్ డ్రైవు hārḍ ḍisk ḍraivu
- hard drive in Malayalam
- ഹാർഡ് ഡിസ്ക് ഡ്രൈവ് hāṟḍŭ ḍiskŭ ḍraivŭ
- hard drive in Tagalog
- hard disk drayb
- hard drive in Arabic
- قُرْص صُلْب qurṣ ṣulb
- hard drive in Malay
- cakera keras
- hard drive in Indonesian
- cakram keras, diska keras
- hard drive in Persian
- دیسک سخت, هارد hârd
- hard drive in Thai
- ฮาร์ดดิสก์ hâat-dìt
- hard drive in Vietnamese
- ổ đĩa cứng
Synonyms of hard drive
Forms of hard drive
| plural | hard drives |
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Questions about hard drive
- What does hard drive mean?
- Hard drive means an electromechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data using magnetic storage with one or more rigid, rapidly rotating platters coated with magnetic material.
- What is hard drive in Tamil?
- Hard drive in Tamil is ஹார்ட் டிரைவ் (hārṭ ṭiraiv). See Hard drive meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is hard drive?
- Hard drive is a noun.
- What is the plural of hard drive?
- The plural of hard drive is hard drives.
Words near hard drive in the dictionary
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