Difference between revisions of "Drive"

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* [[disk]] drives, or hard drives;
 
* [[disk]] drives, or hard drives;
 
* [[magnetic tape drive|tape drives]] for [[magnetic tape]]
 
* [[magnetic tape drive|tape drives]] for [[magnetic tape]]
* floppy drives for floppy [[diskette]]s
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Revision as of 15:06, 4 September 2018

Drive refers to the mechanism of most secondary storage systems; for units with removable media, it is the part which remains connected to the computer (via a device controller).

There are several kinds, depending on the storage medium:

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