disk-drive

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [disk drahyv]
- /dɪsk draɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [disk drahyv]
- /dɪsk draɪv/

Definition of disk-drive word

noun disk-drive 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. 1

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Origin of disk-drive

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75

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Parts of speech for Disk-drive

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Disk-drive

disk-drive popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for disk-drive

noun disk-drive

drive — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
hard disk — magnetic disk (def 1).
tape drive — a program-controlled device that reads data from or writes data on a magnetic tape which moves past a read-write head.

All 3 Synonyms of disk-drive