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Hard disk

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000508

A non-volatile storage device that stores digitally encoded data on rapidly rotating platters with magnetic surfaces. Data is accessed randomly, allowing individual blocks of data to be retrieved directly. Hard disks are used for storing operating systems, applications, and user files, with capacities ranging from gigabytes to terabytes.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000508
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectHardware
Record as JSON 
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  "subject": "Hardware",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/hard-disk/"
}

Record 560 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.