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Pronunciation / Transliteration: yìng pán
"计算机的硬盘出现故障。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A data storage device that uses magnetic storage to store and retrieve digital information using one or more rigid rapidly rotating disks coated with magnetic material.
"The computer's hard disk failed, causing a loss of important files." - 2
A component of a computer that stores operating systems, applications, and user data.
"She upgraded her hard disk to increase the storage capacity of her laptop."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'hard disk' originated in the 1950s, derived from the combination of 'hard', referring to the rigid material of the disk, and 'disk', from the Latin 'discus', meaning a flat, circular object. Over time, it evolved to describe a specific type of data storage device used in computers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hard-Disk" is said worldwide
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disque dur
Transliteration: disk dur
"Le disque dur de l'ordinateur a échoué."
Festplatte
Transliteration: fest-platte
"Die Festplatte des Computers ist voll."
disco rigido
Transliteration: disco rigido
"Il disco rigido del computer è guasto."
disco duro
Transliteration: disco duro
"El disco duro de la computadora está dañado."
disco rígido
Transliteration: disco rígido
"O disco rígido do computador falhou."
हार्ड डिस्क
Transliteration: haard disk
"कंप्यूटर की हार्ड डिस्क खराब हो गई।"
硬盘
Transliteration: yìng pán
"计算机的硬盘出现故障。"
하드 디스크
Transliteration: hadeu diseukeu
"컴퓨터의 하드 디스크가 고장났습니다."
ハードディスク
Transliteration: hādo disuku
"コンピュータのハードディスクが故障しました。"
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