Hard drive

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002727",
  "term": "Hard drive",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A non-volatile data storage mechanism that reads and writes digital information to rapidly spinning magnetic platters. The drive assembly includes the platters, a spindle motor to rotate them at a constant speed, and read/write heads positioned by an actuator arm to access specific data tracks. Its performance is measured by rotational speed in revolutions per minute and data transfer rate, contrasting with the electronic-only access of solid-state drives used in environments with high vibration.",
  "synonyms": [
    "hard disc",
    "hard disk",
    "hard disc drive",
    "hard disk drive",
    "HD",
    "HDD"
  ],
  "subject": "Industrial electronics",
  "see_also": [
    "hard disk"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Hard Drive",
    "es": "unidad de disco duro",
    "fr": "disque dur"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/hard-drive/"
}