Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: disk drive
  1. (computing) computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it
    - disc drive, hard drive, Winchester drive, HDD, hard disk drive

Derived forms: disk drives

Type of: drive

Encyclopedia: Disk drive

Nearest

disjunction
disjunctive
disjunctive conjunction
disjuncture
disk
disk access
disk brake
disk cache
disk clutch
disk controller
disk drive
disk error
disk file
disk harrow
disk jockey
disk operating system
disk overhead
disk pack
disk shape
disk space
diskette