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Drive

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000342

A data storage device used for storing and retrieving digital information. Drives can be internal components of a computer or external peripherals connected via interfaces like USB or Thunderbolt. The term encompasses hard disk drives (HDDs) with spinning platters, solid-state drives (SSDs) using flash memory, and optical drives that read from discs like CDs or DVDs.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000342
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectHardware
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-000342",
  "term": "Drive",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A data storage device used for storing and retrieving digital information. Drives can be internal components of a computer or external peripherals connected via interfaces like USB or Thunderbolt. The term encompasses hard disk drives (HDDs) with spinning platters, solid-state drives (SSDs) using flash memory, and optical drives that read from discs like CDs or DVDs.",
  "subject": "Hardware",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/drive/"
}

Record 380 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.