hard drive
Computer's permanent memory
A hard drive is a computer storage device that holds data magnetically on spinning metal disks.
The term persists even as solid-state drives (SSDs) have largely replaced the older technology: My hard drive crashed and I lost everything.
Often shortened to drive or HD.
Large flat serving dish
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
- spindleRotating rod for thread
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- sectorDistinct division of whole
track · cylinder · enclosure · chassis · jumper · arm · bearing · PCB
Lack of success
- crashSudden violent impact
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- S.M.A.R.T.Goal-setting evaluation criteria
- lifespanTotal existence duration
bad sectors · warranty · clicking · data loss · recovery · backup · redundancy · durability
Maximum amount containable
- GBDigital storage unit
- TBLarge digital capacity unit
- spaceUnoccupied area or interval
- dataFacts for analysis
files · backup · save · external · internal · portable · archive · volume
Chip-based storage device
- RAIDDisk virtualization technology
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- magneticAttracting iron or attention
- solid-stateUsing semiconductors, not tubes
mechanical · spinning · flash · RPM · latency · throughput · seek time · transfer rate
Serial disk interface
- IDEUnified coding software suite
- SCSIParallel peripheral interface standard
- USBDevice connection standard
- ThunderboltHardware data transfer protocol
NVMe · controller · cable · port · hot-swap
platter
Large flat serving dish
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
- spindleRotating rod for thread
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
sector · track · cylinder · enclosure · chassis · jumper · arm · bearing · PCB · cache
failure
Lack of success
- crashSudden violent impact
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- S.M.A.R.T.Goal-setting evaluation criteria
bad sectors · lifespan · warranty · clicking · data loss · recovery · backup · redundancy · durability
capacity
Maximum amount containable
data · files · backup · save · external · internal · portable · archive · volume · allocation
SSD
Chip-based storage device
- RAIDDisk virtualization technology
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- magneticAttracting iron or attention
solid-state · mechanical · spinning · flash · RPM · latency · throughput · seek time · transfer rate · buffer
SATA
Serial disk interface
- IDEUnified coding software suite
- SCSIParallel peripheral interface standard
- USBDevice connection standard
Thunderbolt · NVMe · controller · cable · port · hot-swap
read
Comprehend written language
defragment · boot · initialize · clone · wipe · recover · scan · index · mount · eject
- desktop computingdesktop, mouse, keyboard, monitor, cursor
- computer hardwareCPU, GPU, motherboard, RAM, graphics card
- Knowledge Preservationlibrary, archive, museum, database, encyclopedia
- storage mediablank CD, blank tape, CD, DVD, floppy disk
- drivesSSD, memory stick, floppy disk, RAID
- data storagebackup, gigabyte, flash drives, megabyte, kilobyte
hard driveRAM
Temporary data storage hardware
volatile memory · random access memory · working memory · DRAM · cache
hard drivesolid-state drive
Flash-based persistent storage
SSD · memory card · USB flash drive · flash drive · flash memory
hard, drive, driven, driver, driving, harden, hardship, hardware, hardness