ALL meanings of zip disk
zip disk
Z z - abbreviation Technical meaning of ZIP DISK Zip Drive 3
- noun Definition of zip disk in Technology (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 It was superceded by the Jaz drive which takes one gigbyte disks. 1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 disk A zip disk is a computer disk, similar to a floppy disk but capable of storing greater amounts of data. 0
- noun zip disk a removable hard disk for storing or backing information, used in a zip drive 0