microdrive
Miniature spinning storage
A microdrive is a miniature hard disk drive, particularly the compact format developed for portable devices in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
These tiny spinning-platter drives fit in memory card slots, offering higher capacity than flash memory at the time: The iPod mini used a microdrive.
Flash storage eventually made them obsolete.
Removable digital storage medium
Large flat serving dish
- spindleRotating rod for thread
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- diskFlat circular object
track · sector · cylinder · firmware · cache · buffer · interface · controller
Small enough to carry
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- compactTightly packed together
- removableCapable of being detached
- mobileCapable of movement
handheld · lightweight · travel-friendly · portable storage · on-the-go · tiny · transportable · hot-swappable
Data storage unit
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- dataFacts for analysis
- filesStored data collections
- FAT32Older disk organization scheme
format · transfer rate · access time · RPM · megabyte · partition · volume · write speed
What's passed down
- discontinuedNo longer available
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- SSDChip-based storage device
- flash memoryErasable non-volatile semiconductor storage
NAND · outdated · vintage · replaced · phased out · collector · historical · fragile
CompactFlash
Removable digital storage medium
- HitachiJapanese industrial multinational
- IBMMultinational technology corporation
- GSTwo-letter federal abbreviation
PDA · digital camera · camcorder · handheld
platter
Large flat serving dish
- spindleRotating rod for thread
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
disk · track · sector · cylinder · firmware · cache · buffer · interface · controller · connector
pocket-sized
Small enough to carry
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- compactTightly packed together
- removableCapable of being detached
mobile · handheld · lightweight · travel-friendly · portable storage · on-the-go · tiny · transportable · hot-swappable
gigabyte
Data storage unit
FAT32 · format · transfer rate · access time · RPM · megabyte · partition · volume · write speed · throughput
legacy
What's passed down
- discontinuedNo longer available
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- SSDChip-based storage device
flash memory · NAND · outdated · vintage · replaced · phased out · collector · historical · fragile · power-hungry
microdriveflash memory
Erasable non-volatile semiconductor storage
solid-state drive · SSD · SD card · USB flash drive · memory card
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