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a computer drive that reads a computer storage medium the shape of a discSee Also: drum drive, tape drive, cassette drive, cartridge drive, flash drive, flashcard drive, card drive
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disk drive — ➔ drive2 * * * disk drive UK US noun [C] IT ► a piece of equipment in a computer that stores information so that it can be read later: »a computer/floppy/hard disk drive »IBM sold its disk drive business and stopped marketing its computers to the … Financial and business terms
disk drive — disk drives N COUNT The disk drive on a computer is the part that contains the disk or into which a disk can be inserted. The disk drive allows you to read information from the disk and store information on the disk. (in BRIT, also use disc… … English dictionary
disk drive — Drive Drive (dr[imac]v), n. 1. The act of driving; a trip or an excursion in a carriage, as for exercise or pleasure; distinguished from a ride taken on horseback. [1913 Webster] 2. A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disk drive — disk ,drive noun count the part of a computer that reads information from a disk or records information onto a disk … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
disk drive — n a piece of equipment in a computer system that is used to get information from a disk or to store information on it … Dictionary of contemporary English
disk drive — disk′ drive n. cmp a device in or attached to a computer that enables the user to read data from or store data on a disk • Etymology: 1970–75 … From formal English to slang
Disk Drive — [engl.], Diskettenlaufwerk … Universal-Lexikon
disk drive — ► NOUN ▪ a device which allows a computer to read from and write on to computer disks … English terms dictionary
disk drive — noun computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it • Syn: ↑disc drive, ↑hard drive, ↑Winchester drive • Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
disk drive — A peripheral storage device that reads and writes magnetic or optical disks. When more than one disk drive is installed on a computer, the operating system as sign seach drive (or logical drive) a unique name. Several types of disk drives… … Dictionary of networking
disk drive — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms disk drive : singular disk drive plural disk drives computing the part of a computer that reads information from a disk or records information onto a disk … English dictionary
