HARD DISK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hard disk mean? 

• HARD DISK (noun)
  The noun HARD DISK has 1 sense:

1. a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit

  Familiarity information: HARD DISK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HARD DISK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fixed disk; hard disc; hard disk

Hypernyms ("hard disk" is a kind of...):

disc; disk; magnetic disc; magnetic disk ((computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hard disk"):

removable disk (a hard disk that can be removed from the disk drive; removal prevents unauthorized use)

Holonyms ("hard disk" is a part of...):

disc drive; disk drive; hard drive; Winchester drive (computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it)