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HDD

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000513

A hard disk drive, a data storage device that uses magnetic recording to store and retrieve digital information on rapidly rotating platters. It is a non-volatile storage medium, meaning data persists without power. HDDs are commonly used for mass storage in computers and servers, offering large capacities at a relatively low cost per gigabyte.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000513
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectHardware
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "HDD",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A hard disk drive, a data storage device that uses magnetic recording to store and retrieve digital information on rapidly rotating platters. It is a non-volatile storage medium, meaning data persists without power. HDDs are commonly used for mass storage in computers and servers, offering large capacities at a relatively low cost per gigabyte.",
  "subject": "Hardware",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/hdd/"
}

Record 566 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.