Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hard disk

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables
hard disk
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of a series of parallel magnetic recording disks in a drive unit, used for the recording and retrieval of digital information; used especially in personal computers.

noun

The unit itself, and all the disks within it.

Inflected Forms

hard disks (plural) HD (alternative) hard disc (alternative) harddisk (alternative)

Phrases

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

Frequently Paired Words

DASD floppy disk floppy disk drive optical disc optical disc drive optical drive SSD

Synonyms

fixed disk hard disk drive hard drive spinning rust Winchester disk hard disc

Questions

What does hard disk mean?
One of a series of parallel magnetic recording disks in a drive unit, used for the recording and retrieval of digital information; used especially in personal computers.

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