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hard drive

noun

Definition of hard drive

: a data-storage device consisting of a drive and one or more hard disks

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This six-piece, hard driving bluegrass band from North Carolina is sure to stir souls with their unique blend of songs, ranging range from pulse-pounding, dynamic barn burners to emotional tunes sung from the heart. Lois Szymanski, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Central Carroll: Historical Society bringing Bluegrass, Bourbon and Bocce to Westminster, Sept. 13," 27 Aug. 2019 The unidentified burglar stole bags full of knives, brass knuckles, ammunition, computer equipment, hard drives and other items from Nhiwatiwa’s house, according to a police report. Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com, "Cleveland police officer accused of urinating on 12-year-old girl jailed on $300,000 bond," 26 Aug. 2019 Officers recovered hard drives and are investigating further, according to court documents. Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, "Wisconsin police say they found a fugitive hiding in a solar-powered bunker in the woods," 16 Aug. 2019 Note owners can also plug their phones into their existing computers, fire up the DeX software as a window on the computer, and use it to easily drag-and-drop photos and other files right from the phone onto their computer’s hard drive. Mike Murphy, Quartz, "Samsung unveils the gigantic Note 10 and Note 10+," 7 Aug. 2019 In Legan's Nevada apartment, police found a bulletproof vest, empty shotgun and rifle boxes, a gas mask, empty ammunition boxes, hard drives and other electronic devices. Fox News, "Gilroy Garlic Festival gunman took his gun from Nevada to California illegally, officials say," 31 July 2019 Then in 2017, federal agents raided his home in Swartz Creek and another location, seizing property, including guns, bags of cash and, documents and hard drives. Freep.com, "This top cop ripped apart a Michigan town," 17 July 2019 An investigator from The Department of Homeland Security joined the case and submitted am application asking to search several items, including Cormack’s personal laptop, several hard drives and USB memory drives. Phil Davis, baltimoresun.com, "State employee charged with possession of child pornography; witness claims he viewed images at work," 18 June 2019 That’s a big change from the regular hard drives that shipped on most of the 2014 Mac mini models. Tom Warren, The Verge, "Apple’s new Mac mini includes six-core processors and a space gray finish," 30 Oct. 2018

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First Known Use of hard drive

1982, in the meaning defined above

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hard drive

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English Language Learners Definition of hard drive

computers : a device that is used for storing computer data and that contains one or more hard disks

hard drive

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Kids Definition of hard drive

: a data storage device of a computer containing one or more hard disks

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