noun
(computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device
• Syn: ↑disc pack
• Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing
• Hypernyms: ↑pack
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noun : a storage device for a computer that consists of a stack of magnetic disks mounted on a central hub and their removable protective cover and that can be handled and stored as a unit
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Computers.
a cylinder containing several magnetic disks that can be installed in or removed from a disk drive as a unit: used for data storage and retrieval.
[1965-70]
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disk pack noun (computing)
A set of magnetic disks, called platters, fitted on a common spindle
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Main Entry: ↑disk
Useful english dictionary. 2012.