Hard-disk platter — Hard disk with platter A hard disk platter (or disk) is a component of a hard disk drive: it is the circular disk on which the magnetic data is stored. The rigid nature of the platters in a hard drive is what gives them their name (as opposed to… … Wikipedia
Hard disk platter — A hard disk platter (or disk) is a component of a hard disk drive: it is the circular disk on which the magnetic data are stored. The rigid nature of the platters in a hard drive is what gives them their name (as opposed to the flexible materials … Wikipedia
Disk cartridge — has several meanings related to computer storage. Contents 1 1960s storage medium 2 Modern storage medium 3 Protective casing 4 See also … Wikipedia
Disk-drive performance characteristics — are the attributes which control the time it takes to transfer (read or write) data between a computer and a data storage device (most typically disk storage) starting with the initial command from the computer or host until the storage device… … Wikipedia
Platter — may refer to: * Platter (album), by Jock Cheese *Platter (dinner), a meal of several components served together on a platter or in a basket *Platter (dishware), large dish used for serving food *Platter (turntable) *Hard disk platter, part of a… … Wikipedia
Disk pack — manufactured by Nashua, USA, without its protective cover. A 3.5 modern hard drive is shown for comparison. A Disk pack is a layered grouping of hard disk platters (circular, rigid discs coated with a magnetic data storage surface). A disk pack… … Wikipedia
Disk buffer — Not to be confused with page cache. The disk buffer sits on the controller board of the hard drive. In computer storage, disk buffer (often ambiguously[citation needed] called disk cache … Wikipedia
Disk read-and-write head — A hard disk head and arm on a platter … Wikipedia
Disk storage — or disc storage is a general category of storage mechanisms, in which data are digitally recorded by various electronic, magnetic, optical, or mechanical methods on a surface layer deposited of one or more planar, round and rotating disks (or… … Wikipedia
platter — ► NOUN 1) a large flat serving dish. 2) the rotating metal disc forming the turntable of a record player. 3) Computing a rigid rotating disk on which data is stored in a disk drive; a hard disk. ● be handed something on a (silver) platter Cf. ↑be … English terms dictionary
