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Disk drives

Scope note

Devices that, using an access mechanism under program control, enable data to be read from or written on a spinning magnetic disk, magnetic disk pack, floppy disk, or optical disk. RHDEL2

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000235838

Broader Terms used

<computer components>

Equivalent Terms used

disk drive

Created

13yrs ago

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