Hard Drive
[/hɑːrd draɪv/]
nounmasculinepl: Hard Drives
disco rígido
1. A data storage device that uses magnetic storage to store and retrieve digital data using one or more rotating platters coated with magnetic material
I need to back up my files to an external hard drive before my computer crashes.
Preciso fazer backup dos meus arquivos em um disco rígido externo antes que meu computador quebre.
2. The primary non-volatile storage device in a computer that contains the operating system, applications, and user files
The hard drive on my laptop is almost full, so I need to delete some old files.
O disco rígido do meu laptop está quase cheio, então preciso deletar alguns arquivos antigos.
3. A mechanical storage device with moving parts, as opposed to solid-state storage
Hard drives are slower than SSDs but offer more storage capacity for the price.
Os discos rígidos são mais lentos que SSDs, mas oferecem maior capacidade de armazenamento pelo preço.
In Brazil, the abbreviation 'HD' is extremely prevalent in casual tech discussions, possibly more so than the full term 'disco rígido.' Among younger users and in tech communities, 'HD' is nearly universal. The distinction between HDDs and SSDs has become increasingly important in recent years as SSD prices have dropped and performance has become a priority. In both American and Brazilian cultures, 'hard drive' is often used metaphorically to refer to computer storage capacity and reliability.
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