Japanese word

ハードディスク

Pronunciation

Romajihādodisuku

Meaning

  • nounhard drive

Example

写真をハードディスクに保存します。sha shin o hā do di su ku ni ho zon shi ma su

I save photos to the hard drive.

Illustration for ハードディスク (hard drive)

More examples

古いハードディスクを新しいものに交換しました。furu i hā do di su ku o atara shi i mo no ni kō kan shi ma shi ta

I replaced the old hard drive with a new one.

Core concept

Provides long-term digital storage by recording information on a rapidly spinning magnetic disk.

Common phrases

  • ハードディスクを交換するhā do di su ku o kō kan su ru

    replace a hard drive

  • 外付けハードディスクsoto zu ke hā do di su ku

    external hard drive

Definition in Japanese

磁気ディスクを回転させてデータを記録し、必要なときに読み出す記憶装置。ji ki di su ku o kai ten sa se te dē ta o ki roku shi hitsu yō na to ki ni yo mi da su ki oku sō chi

Word origin

ハードディスク (hādodisuku) comes from the English compound hard disk, formed from hard for the rigid disk and disk for the circular medium that stores data.

Usage tips

  • The abbreviation HDD stands for hard disk drive and helps distinguish this storage device from an SSD, which stores data without a spinning disk.

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