hard drive

noun

: a data-storage device consisting of a drive and one or more hard disks

Examples of hard drive in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This portable hard drive has 2TB of storage, providing plenty of space to house all of your games, work, and projects. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026

Browse all your phone's files, such as screenshots and downloads, on your laptop like anything else on your local hard drive. — New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026

The subpoena sought hard drives, videos, forensic images, and other records related to the review by Cyber Ninjas, according to a copy obtained by Votebeat. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026

The Olney House case has taken headlines since June as local news sources keep up with police to piece together a picture — missing women, hard drives of digital evidence, fake IDs and mysterious chemicals. — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hard drive

• alive
• archive
• arrive
• beehive
• connive
• contrive
• deprive
• derive
• khedive
• revive
• survive
• dive

Kids Definition

hard drive

noun

: a device for storing computer data that consists of one or more hard disks in a sealed case