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  2. Hard disk drive - Wikipedia

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    Computer memory and Computer data storage types. A hard disk drive ( HDD ), hard disk, hard drive, or fixed disk [a] is an electro-mechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data using magnetic storage with one or more rigid rapidly rotating platters coated with magnetic material.

  3. Hard disk drive platter - Wikipedia

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    A hard disk drive platter or hard disk is the circular magnetic disk on which digital data is stored in a hard disk drive. [1] The rigid nature of the platters is what gives them their name (as opposed to the flexible materials which are used to make floppy disks ). Hard drives typically have several platters which are mounted on the same spindle.

  4. Computer hardware - Wikipedia

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    Recycling a computer can be made easier by taking out certain reusable parts. For example, the RAM, DVD drive, the graphics card, hard drive or SSD, and other similar removable parts can be reused. Many materials used in computer hardware can be recovered by recycling for use in future production.

  5. Disk read-and-write head - Wikipedia

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    Disk read-and-write head. A hard disk head and arm on a platter. Microphotograph of a hard disk head. The size of the front edge is about 0.3 * 1.2 mm. The functional part of the head is the round, orange structure in the middle. Also note the connection wires bonded to gold-plated pads. Read–write head of a 3 TB hard disk drive manufactured ...

  6. Disk storage - Wikipedia

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    Disk storage. Disk storage (also sometimes called drive storage) is a data storage mechanism based on a rotating disk. The recording employs various electronic, magnetic, optical, or mechanical changes to the disk's surface layer. A disk drive is a device implementing such a storage mechanism. Notable types are hard disk drives (HDD ...

  7. History of hard disk drives - Wikipedia

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    History of hard disk drives. Historical lowest retail price of computer memory and storage. In 1953, IBM recognized the immediate application for what it termed a "Random Access File" having high capacity and rapid random access at a relatively low cost. [1] After considering technologies such as wire matrices, rod arrays, drums, drum arrays ...

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