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Direct Access Storage Device, usually in the form of the acronym, DASD, is IBM jargon for random access secondary storage devices, such as floppy disks, hard disks, or CD-ROMs.

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-'''DASD''' is an acronym made popular by [[IBM]] for 'Direct Access Storage Device'.  It simply means any [[random access]] [[secondary storage]] device, like a [[floppy disk]], hard [[disk]], or CD-ROM.
+'''Direct Access Storage Device''', usually in the form of the acronym, '''DASD''', is [[International Business Machines|IBM]] jargon for [[random access]] [[secondary storage]] devices, such as [[floppy disk]]s, hard [[disk]]s, or CD-ROMs.
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