disk-drive mechanism
1disk drive — Drive Drive (dr[imac]v), n. 1. The act of driving; a trip or an excursion in a carriage, as for exercise or pleasure; distinguished from a ride taken on horseback. [1913 Webster] 2. A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for… …
2disk 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: ↑ …
3Direct drive mechanism — A Direct drive mechanism is one that takes the power coming from a motor without any reductions (such as a gearbox). Contents 1 Advantages 2 Disadvantages 3 Applications 3.1 High speed …
4disk 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] * * * …
5disk drive — /ˈdɪsk draɪv/ (say disk druyv) noun Computers a device that enables data to be read from or recorded onto a disk, using an access mechanism …
6Hard disk drive — Hard drive redirects here. For other uses, see Hard drive (disambiguation). Hard disk drive Mechanical interior of a modern hard disk drive Date invented 24 December 1954 [1] …
7hard disk drive — A storage device that uses a set of rotating, magnetically coated disks called platters to store data or programs. In everyday use, the terms hard disk, hard disk drive, and hard drive are used interchangeably, because the disk and the drive… …
8Disk II — drives. The Disk II Floppy Disk Subsystem was a 5¼ inch floppy disk drive designed by Steve Wozniak and manufactured by Apple Computer. It was first introduced in 1978 at a retail price of US$495 for pre order; it was later sold for $595… …
9Disk encryption — uses disk encryption software or hardware to encrypt every bit of data that goes on a disk or disk volume. Disk encryption prevents unauthorized access to data storage. The term full disk encryption (or whole disk encryption) is often used to… …
10Disk storage — or disc storage is a general category of storage mechanisms, in which data are digitally recorded by various electronic, magnetic, optical, or mechanical methods on a surface layer deposited of one or more planar, round and rotating disks (or… …
