Word forms: plural disk drivesregional note: in BRIT, also use disc drive
countable noun
The disk drive on a computer is the part that contains the disk or into which a disk can be inserted. The disk drive allows you to read information from the disk and store information on the disk.
disk drive in British English
noun
computing
the controller and mechanism for reading and writing data on computer disks
See also disk (sense 2)
Examples of 'disk drive' in a sentence
disk drive
The plant produces components for computer hard disk drives.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
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parts of a computer
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disk drive
British English: disk drive /dɪsk draɪv/ NOUN
The disk drive on a computer is the part that contains the hard disk or into which a disk can be inserted.