Definition that contains disk drive
- port (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals)
- capacity (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive
- interface (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals)
- initialization (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position
- head crash (computer science) a crash of a read/write head in a hard disk drive (usually caused by contact of the head with the surface of the magnetic disk)
- removable disk a hard disk that can be removed from the disk drive; removal prevents unauthorized use
- initialisation (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position
- disk controller (computer science) a circuit or chip that translates commands into a form that can control a hard disk drive
- formatted capacity (computer science) the usable capacity of a disk drive; the amount of space that is left after the sector headings and boundary definitions and timing information have been added by formatting the disk
- low-level formatting (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position