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MAGNETIC DISK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
Synonyms:
disc; disk; magnetic disc; magnetic disk
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("magnetic disk" is a kind of...):
memory device; storage device (a device that preserves information for retrieval)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "magnetic disk"):
diskette; floppy; floppy disk (a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer)
fixed disk; hard disc; hard disk (a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit)
