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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A ditical memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored; a hard disk, floppy disk, and diskette are typically magnetic disks.

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  • noun (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored

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