disk pack
1Disk pack — manufactured by Nashua, USA, without its protective cover. A 3.5 modern hard drive is shown for comparison. A Disk pack is a layered grouping of hard disk platters (circular, rigid discs coated with a magnetic data storage surface). A disk pack… …
2disk pack — noun (computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device • Syn: ↑disc pack • Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing • Hypernyms: ↑pack * * * …
3disk pack — Computers. a cylinder containing several magnetic disks that can be installed in or removed from a disk drive as a unit: used for data storage and retrieval. [1965 70] * * * …
4disk pack — /ˈdɪsk pæk/ (say disk pak) noun (in computers) a set of magnetic disks, which revolve at high speed and act as a memory unit providing large storage and fast access …
5Disk cartridge — has several meanings related to computer storage. Contents 1 1960s storage medium 2 Modern storage medium 3 Protective casing 4 See also …
6disk drive — noun computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it • Syn: ↑disc drive, ↑hard drive, ↑Winchester drive • Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing • Hypernyms: ↑ …
7disk drive — Computers. a device that, using an access mechanism under program control, enables data to be read from or written on a spinning magnetic disk, magnetic disk pack, floppy disk, or optical disk. [1970 75] * * * …
8Disk magazine — For the British pop music magazine, see Disc (magazine). A disk magazine, colloquially known as a diskmag, is a magazine that is distributed in electronic form to be read using computers. These had some popularity in the 1980s and 1990s as… …
9Disk image emulator — A disk image emulator is computer software designed to mount a disk image, usually of a CD or DVD, from a local hard drive or USB flash drive. The mounting is usually done by creating a virtual drive on the system, that to the operating system… …
10Disk magazine — Un disk magazine, plus souvent désigné par l abréviation diskmag, est un magazine distribué sous format électronique afin d être lu sur un ordinateur. Les disk magazines connurent leur pic de popularité dans les années 1980 et 1990 sous la forme… …
