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diskless

diskless

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A computer without a disk drive that gets its files from a central server
  • adjective
  • /ˈdɪskləs/
  • Specialized
: sin disco
  • The diskless workstation is designed to improve security by preventing unauthorized data access.

Examples

  • Does that make diskless consoles like this a bad deal?

  • Many modern computers are diskless, relying instead on cloud storage for their data.

  • And I think they have had success with Xbox One doing the Xbox One X and Xbox One as well as the diskless edition.

  • By using a diskless system, the company reduced the risk of information being stolen from physical drives.

Surface Forms

diskless positive

Morphology

diskless = disk (transparent) = disk + less

The adjective is a straightforward formation meaning 'without a disk', which learners can derive from 'disk' + '-less'.

Etymology

Diskless comes from disk and -less, where disk means the computer's storage disk or disk drive and -less means 'without', as in careless or hopeless. So a diskless computer is 'without' its own disk drive and gets its files from another computer.