- hard disk
- noun Date: 1978 a rigid metal disk coated with a magnetic material on which data for a computer can be stored; also hard drive
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hard disk — also hard drive ➔ disk * * * hard disk UK US noun [C] IT ► HARD DRIVE(Cf. ↑hard drive) … Financial and business terms
Hard Disk — Hard|disk, die; , s, Hard Disk, die; , s [engl.] (EDV): engl. Bez. für: Festplatte. * * * Hard Disk [engl.], Festplatte. * * * Hard|dịsk [ ha:d ...], die; , s, (auch:) Hard Disk, die; , s [engl.] (ED … Universal-Lexikon
hard disk — /hɑ:d disk/, it. /ar disk/ locuz. ingl. [comp. di hard duro, rigido e disk disco ], usata in ital. come s.m., invar. (inform.) [parte del computer contenente la memoria fissa] ▶◀ disco fisso, disco rigido. ‖ dischetto, floppy … Enciclopedia Italiana
hard disk — /arˈdisk, ingl. ˈhɑːdˌdɪsk/ [loc. ingl., comp. di hard «duro, rigido» e disk «disco»] loc. sost. m. inv. disco rigido, disco fisso CONTR. floppy disk … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
hard disk — hard disks also hard disc N COUNT A computer s hard disk is a stiff magnetic disk on which data and programs can be stored … English dictionary
hard disk — loc.s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS inform. → disco fisso {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1985. ETIMO: comp. di hard 1duro e disk 1disco … Dizionario italiano
hard disk — (also hard drive) ► NOUN Computing ▪ a rigid non removable magnetic disk with a large data storage capacity … English terms dictionary
hard disk — n a stiff ↑disk inside a computer that is used for storing information →↑floppy disk … Dictionary of contemporary English
hard disk — n. a computer disk with a rigid metal base: distinguished from FLOPPY DISK … English World dictionary
hard disk — noun count the part inside a computer that stores the information it needs to work ─ compare FLOPPY DISK … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hard disk — hard′ disk′ n. cmp a rigid disk coated with magnetic material, for storing computer programs and relatively large amounts of data • Etymology: 1975–80 … From formal English to slang
