hard disk drive

English

Noun

hard disk drive (plural hard disk drives)

1. (computing) A hard drive or hard disk; a fixed disc drive containing rigid disks.

Alternative forms

• HDD (abbreviation)
• hard disc drive

Synonyms

• hard disc, hard disk
• hard drive
• fixed disc, fixed disk
• fixed drive
• fixed disc drive, fixed disk drive

Translations

hard drive or hard disk

• Finnish: kiintolevyasema, kovalevyasema
• Marathi: हार्ड डिस्क ड्राइव्ह f (hārḍa ḍiska ḍrāivha)
• Portuguese: disco rígido (pt) m
• Vietnamese: ổ đĩa cứng

See also

• disc drive, disk drive
• floppy disk drive, floppy drive
• optical disc drive, optical disk drive, optical drive