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Noun: hard disk drive
  1. (computing) computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it
    "The laptop's hard disk drive stored all his important documents";
    - disk drive, disc drive, hard drive, Winchester drive, HDD

Derived forms: hard disk drives

Type of: drive

Encyclopedia: Hard disk drive