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Winchester disk

Winchester disk noun: a hard disk.

Noun

Winchester disk (plural Winchester disks)

  1. (dated) A hard disk.
    Synonyms:
    Winchester

Synonyms of Winchester disk

Forms of Winchester disk

pluralWinchester disks

Origin of Winchester disk

Code name for the IBM 3340 Direct Access Storage Facility, named after the Winchester thirty-thirty rifle, a reference to its initial 2 × 30 MB storage capacity.

Questions about Winchester disk

What does Winchester disk mean?
Winchester disk means a hard disk.
What part of speech is Winchester disk?
Winchester disk is a noun.
What is the plural of Winchester disk?
The plural of Winchester disk is Winchester disks.

Words near Winchester disk in the dictionary

  1. winches
  2. Winchester
  3. Winchester Bay
  4. Winchester bushel
  5. Winchester bushels
  6. Winchester disk
  7. Winchester disks
  8. Winchester gallon
  9. Winchester gallons
  10. Winchester measure
  11. Winchester measures

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