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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.

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Noun

hard drive (plural hard drives)

  1. 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.

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
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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

All synonyms of hard drive

Forms of hard drive

pluralhard drives

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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  8. hard drop
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  10. hard drug
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