disc drive

/dɪsk draɪv/
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Definitions of disc drive
  1. noun
    computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it
    synonyms: Winchester drive, disk drive, hard drive
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    type of:
    drive
    (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
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