Phrase guide

hard disk

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One of a series of parallel magnetic recording disks in a drive unit, used for the recording and retrieval of digital information; used especially in personal computers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computer-hardware, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fixed disk, hard disk drive, hard drive, spinning rust, Winchester disk

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The unit itself, and all the disks within it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computer-hardware, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hard disc, fixed disk

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: magnetic disk, magnetic disc, disk, disc

Narrower terms: removable disk

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

83 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: disc dur — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 硬碟 (yìngdié) — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 硬盤 /硬盘 (yìngpán) — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Finnish: kiintolevy — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Finnish: kovalevy — recording disk in a drive unit
  • French: disque dur — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Galician: disco duro — recording disk in a drive unit
  • German: Festplatte — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Greek: σκληρός δίσκος (sklirós dískos) — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Hungarian: merevlemez — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Italian: disco fisso — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Italian: hard disk — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Italian: disco rigido — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Italian: disco duro — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Japanese: ハードディスク (hādodisuku) — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Kalmyk: хату диск — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Korean: 하드 디스크 (hadeu diseukeu) — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Luxembourgish: Festplack — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Macedonian: тврд диск — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Māori: kōpae matua — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Norman: disque dû — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Portuguese: disco rígido — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Russian: жёсткий диск (žóstkij disk) — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Russian: винче́стер (vinčéster) — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Russian: хард-ди́ск (xard-dísk) — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Scottish Gaelic: clàr cruaidh — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Spanish: disco duro — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Spanish: disco rígido — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Turkish: sabit disk — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Turkish: sert disk — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Welsh: disg caled — recording disk in a drive unit
  • Arabic: قُرْص صُلْب (qurṣ ṣulb) — unit and all the disks within it
  • Belarusian: цвёрды дыск (cvjórdy dysk) — unit and all the disks within it
  • Bengali: হার্ড ডিস্ক (harḍo ḍisko) — unit and all the disks within it
  • Bulgarian: твърд диск (tvǎrd disk) — unit and all the disks within it
  • Catalan: disc dur — unit and all the disks within it
  • Chinese Mandarin: 硬碟 (yìngdié) — unit and all the disks within it
  • Chinese Mandarin: 硬盤 /硬盘 (yìngpán) — unit and all the disks within it
  • Czech: pevný disk — unit and all the disks within it
  • Danish: harddisk — unit and all the disks within it
  • Dutch: harde schijf — unit and all the disks within it
  • Faroese: harðdiskur — unit and all the disks within it
  • Finnish: kiintolevy — unit and all the disks within it
  • Finnish: kovalevy — unit and all the disks within it
  • French: disque dur — unit and all the disks within it
  • Georgian: მყარი დისკი (mq̇ari disḳi) — unit and all the disks within it
  • German: Festplatte — unit and all the disks within it
  • Greek: σκληρός δίσκος (sklirós dískos) — unit and all the disks within it
  • Hebrew: כונן קשיח — unit and all the disks within it
  • Hindi: हार्ड डिस्क (hārḍ ḍisk) — unit and all the disks within it
  • Hungarian: merevlemez — unit and all the disks within it
  • Indonesian: cakram keras — unit and all the disks within it
  • Indonesian: diska keras — unit and all the disks within it
  • Italian: disco fisso — unit and all the disks within it
  • Italian: hard disk — unit and all the disks within it
  • Italian: disco rigido — unit and all the disks within it
  • Italian: disco duro — unit and all the disks within it
  • Japanese: ハードディスク (hādodisuku) — unit and all the disks within it
  • Kalmyk: хату диск — unit and all the disks within it
  • Korean: 하드 디스크 (hadeu diseukeu) — unit and all the disks within it
  • Macedonian: тврд диск — unit and all the disks within it
  • Mongolian: хатуу диск — unit and all the disks within it
  • Norman: disque dû — unit and all the disks within it
  • Northern Sotho: tiske ye kgolo — unit and all the disks within it
  • Persian: دیسک سخت (disk-e saxt) — unit and all the disks within it
  • Polish: dysk twardy — unit and all the disks within it
  • Portuguese: disco rígido — unit and all the disks within it
  • Romanian: hard disk — unit and all the disks within it
  • Russian: жёсткий диск (žóstkij disk) — unit and all the disks within it
  • Russian: винче́стер (vinčéster) — unit and all the disks within it
  • Russian: хард-ди́ск (xard-dísk) — unit and all the disks within it
  • Russian: винт (vint) — unit and all the disks within it
  • Scottish Gaelic: clàr cruaidh — unit and all the disks within it
  • Serbo-Croatian: тврди диск — unit and all the disks within it
  • Serbo-Croatian: tvrdi disk — unit and all the disks within it
  • Slovak: pevný disk — unit and all the disks within it
  • Slovene: trdi disk — unit and all the disks within it
  • Spanish: disco duro — unit and all the disks within it
  • Thai: ฮาร์ดดิสก์ (hâat-dìt) — unit and all the disks within it
  • Turkish: sabit disk — unit and all the disks within it
  • Turkish: sert disk — unit and all the disks within it
  • Ukrainian: тве́рдий диск (tvérdyj dysk) — unit and all the disks within it
  • Vietnamese: ổ đĩa cứng — unit and all the disks within it