(n.) A fixed magnetic disk drive that stores large amounts of data. Winchester is a common type. A hard disk consists of a stack of rigid platters with multiple read/write heads.
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(n.) A fixed magnetic disk drive that stores large amounts of data. Winchester is a common type. A hard disk consists of a stack of rigid platters with multiple read/write heads.