zip drive

zip drive

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [zip drahyv]
- /zɪp draɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [zip drahyv]
- /zɪp draɪv/

Definitions of zip drive words

noun Technical meaning of zip drive (hardware, storage) A disk drive from Iomega Corporation which takes removable hard disks storig 100 to 750 megabytes. Both internal and external drives are manufactured, making the drive suitable for backup, mass storage or for moving files between computers. Software is included to help with file organisation. The internal SCSI model offers up to 60 MB / minute transfer rate. The Zip drive was awarded Byte's Readers' Hardware Choice Award 1996. It was superceded by the Jaz drive which takes one gigbyte disks. 1
countable noun zip drive A zip drive is a piece of computer equipment that you use for storing large amounts of data. 0
noun zip drive a separate machine that can be connected to a computer; zip disks may be put into it and used for storing or backing up large amounts of information 0

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zip drive popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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