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disk drive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. disk drive, disc drive, hard drive, Winchester drivenoun

    computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it

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  1. disk drivenoun

    a computer drive that reads a computer storage medium the shape of a disc

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  1. disk drive

    A disk drive is a device that uses magnetic or optical methods to read or write data to or from a circular disk. These disks, whether they are hard disks, floppy disks, CDs, DVDs or Blu-ray disks, store data in a digitized format that can be interpreted by a computer. Disk drives are an essential part of most computer systems, as they provide the primary means of storing and retrieving data.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of disk drive in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of disk drive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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