data-storage medium
- noun
- /ˈdeɪtə ˈstɔːrɪdʒ ˈmiːdiəm/
- Specialized
:
soporte de almacenamiento de datos
- The DVD is a high-capacity, multimedia data storage medium.
Examples
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The external hard drive serves as a useful data-storage medium for backing up important files.
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Many people use cloud services as their primary data-storage medium to access files from anywhere.
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A USB flash drive is a popular data-storage medium for transferring files between computers.
Synonyms
5
3.5
A thing that stores computer files, like a hard drive or USB stick
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4.1
A device like a hard drive or CD that holds computer files
1
3.5
A thing that stores information like files or photos so you can use it later
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5.3
A thing that stores digital information by changing tiny areas on its surface, like a hard drive
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3.8
A device you plug into a computer to save or move files
A device that stores information using tiny magnetic areas like a hard drive or tape
How Big
- Texting
2
3.3
- Specialized
- Archaic
396
1.4
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
data-storage + media
The phrase is fully compositional: 'data' (information) + 'storage' (the act/place of keeping) + 'medium' (a physical material or device) clearly yields a device/material used to store information. This straightforward noun-compounding pattern is cross-linguistically common and should be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituents.
Etymology
The name data-storage medium comes from everyday words: data meaning information, storage meaning a place to keep things, and medium meaning a thing that holds something. People pictured real objects like tapes, disks and memory sticks that literally hold files, so today the term means 'a thing that stores information'.