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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesunidad de disco
Pronunciation / Transliteration: uniˈðað ðe ˈdisko
"La unidad de disco necesita ser reemplazada."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A device used for reading and writing data on a disk.
"The computer's disk drive failed, causing data loss." - 2
A component of a computer that allows for the storage and retrieval of data on disks.
"He upgraded his disk drive to increase storage capacity."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'disk drive' combines 'disk', derived from the Latin 'discus', meaning 'disk' or 'disk-shaped object', and 'drive', from Old English 'drīfan', meaning 'to push or force'. The term evolved in the late 20th century with the advent of computer technology, referring specifically to devices that read and write data on magnetic or optical disks.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Disk Drive" is said worldwide
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lecteur de disque
Transliteration: lɛktœʁ də disk
"Le lecteur de disque de l'ordinateur est défectueux."
Festplattenlaufwerk
Transliteration: fɛstˈplatn̩ˌlaʊ̯fˌvɛʁk
"Das Festplattenlaufwerk ist sehr schnell."
unità disco
Transliteration: uniˈta ˈdisko
"L'unità disco del computer è rotta."
unidad de disco
Transliteration: uniˈðað ðe ˈdisko
"La unidad de disco necesita ser reemplazada."
unidade de disco
Transliteration: uniˈdadʒi dʒi ˈdisku
"A unidade de disco está com problemas."
डिस्क ड्राइव
Transliteration: ḍisk ḍraiv
"कंप्यूटर का डिस्क ड्राइव खराब हो गया है।"
磁盘驱动器
Transliteration: cí pán qū dòng qì
"计算机的磁盘驱动器出现了故障。"
디스크 드라이브
Transliteration: diseukeu deuraibeu
"컴퓨터의 디스크 드라이브가 고장났습니다."
ディスクドライブ
Transliteration: disuku doraibu
"コンピュータのディスクドライブが故障しました。"
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