hard drive
106
2.8
- noun
- /hɑrd draɪv/
- Specialized
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disco duro
- For that reason, backup disks and hard drives are becoming more popular.
- store on a hard drive
- hard drive space
- computer hard drive
Trust me guys, hard drive failure sucks.
- Trust me guys, hard drive failure sucks.
- I got my hard drive, so no problem.
- You could have some faulty hard drives that randomly erase various things.
- I had the only mirror screened copy of the hard drive along with law enforcement.
- So as you can see, I've put my my hard drive in here as well.
- And if my hard drive was to break, that would be it.
Examples
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Since this is a new PC, pick Custom, select your hard drive and choose New.
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When your computer writes to the hard drive, it places information randomly on the hard disk.
Academic text (2006) -
So you can get this little hard drive, store it just like this.
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I got my hard drive, so no problem.
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We should still be able to access the hard drive.
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I have it on the hard drive.
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The capacity of a hard drive depends on two factors.
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You know people put their lives on these hard drives?
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However, keep in mind that you will lose all your data, since they'll have to replace the hard drive.
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You can store all your important files on the hard drive of your computer.
Synonyms
272
3.3
A device that stores or reads data on a computer
191
2.8
A flat round object that stores computer data using magnets
12
3.0
A fixed part inside a computer that stores files and data
6
3.5
A device in a computer that holds and spins a disk to read or write data
5
3.5
A thing that stores computer files, like a hard drive or USB stick
1
4.2
A device inside a computer that stores files, like a hard drive or solid-state drive
1
4.1
A device like a hard drive or CD that holds computer files
1
3.8
A device like a hard disk or flash drive that keeps data when the computer is off
A hard disk with a sealed case used in older computers to store data
A metal part inside a computer that stores a lot of data
How Fast
- Specialized
1
5.5
- Specialized
106
2.8
- Archaic
- Specialized
1
5.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly built from 'hard' (solid/rigid) + 'drive' (a device that reads or writes storage media): a drive that uses hard (rigid) disks to store data. This compositional pattern (hard + disk/drive) is common cross-linguistically and follows standard noun–modifier compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both words can reasonably infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Hard drive comes from early computers: the storage used solid metal disks, not soft 'floppy' disks, so the word hard described the disks and drive named the unit that turned and read them. So hard drive now means the computer part that 'stores and gets' digital files.