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hard disk

noun hard disks · HD · hard disc · harddisk

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.
Similar: fixed disk, hard disk drive, hard drive, spinning rust, Winchester disk
The unit itself, and all the disks within it.

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noun recording disk in a drive unit

Español	disco duro, disco rígido
한국어	하드 디스크 hadeu diseukeu
日本語	ハードディスク hādodisuku
中文	硬碟 yìngdié, 硬盤 /硬盘 yìngpán
Português	disco rígido
Français	disque dur
Deutsch	Festplatte
Italiano	disco fisso, hard disk, disco rigido
Ελληνικά	σκληρός δίσκος sklirós dískos
Русский	жёсткий диск žóstkij disk, винче́стер vinčéster, хард-ди́ск xard-dísk

noun unit and all the disks within it

Español	disco duro
한국어	하드 디스크 hadeu diseukeu
日本語	ハードディスク hādodisuku
中文	硬碟 yìngdié, 硬盤 /硬盘 yìngpán
हिन्दी	हार्ड डिस्क hārḍ ḍisk
Português	disco rígido
Français	disque dur
Deutsch	Festplatte
Italiano	disco fisso, hard disk, disco rigido
Ελληνικά	σκληρός δίσκος sklirós dískos
Română	hard disk
Русский	жёсткий диск žóstkij disk, винче́стер vinčéster, хард-ди́ск xard-dísk, винт vint
Tiếng Việt	ổ đĩa cứng
العربية	قُرْص صُلْب qurṣ ṣulb
עברית	כונן קשיח

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@misc{hard_disk_2026,
  title = {hard disk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hard%20disk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}