Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hard disk drive

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables
hard disk -drive
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hard drive or hard disk; a fixed disc drive containing rigid disks.

Inflected Forms

hard disk drives (plural) HDD (alternative) hard disc drive (alternative)

Phrases

disc drive disk drive floppy disk drive floppy drive optical disc drive optical disk drive optical drive

Frequently Paired Words

disc drive disk drive floppy disk drive floppy drive optical disc drive optical disk drive optical drive

Synonyms

hard disc hard disk hard drive fixed disc fixed disk fixed drive fixed disc drive fixed disk drive

Questions

What does hard disk drive mean?
A hard drive or hard disk; a fixed disc drive containing rigid disks.

How to pronounce hard disk drive

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