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View synonyms for magnetic disk
magnetic disk
[ mag-net-ik disk ]
noun
, Computers.
- a hard disk or floppy disk coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
magnetic disk
magnetic disk
- A memory device, such as a floppy disk or a hard disk, that is covered with a magnetic coating. Digital information is stored on magnetic disks in the form of microscopically small, magnetized needles, each of which encodes a single bit of information by being polarized in one direction (representing 1) or the other (representing 0).
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Magnetic disk and drum bulk storage devices have also undergone much development recently.
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