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drive

data storage device containing recording media (either internally or in the form of a slot for removable media) together with electrical or mechanical parts for the operation of the media
Class type of: computer hardware Q64817736

Facts

8 properties
Subclass of
computer hardware[1]
Has use
mass storage, computer storage media[2][3]
Connects with
removable media, host adapter, drive bay, backplane, disk array controller[15][16][17][18][19]
Contains
removable media[20]
Different from
drive letter assignment, block device, volume, disk drive, disk storage[10][11][12][13][14]
Has characteristic
drive form factor[7]
Has part(s)
electrical connector, disk controller, disk buffer[4][5][6]
Manifestation of
computer storage media, auxiliary memory[8][9]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 2
EuroVoc ID
5705
YSO ID
6690

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🔗 Connections
Subtypes 17
solid-state drive, CompactFlash, tape drive, disk drive, CFexpress, external hard disk drive, memory card reader, Enterprise & Data Center SSD Form Factor +9 more
Connects with 5
host adapter, removable media, drive bay, disk array controller, backplane
Has these parts 5
recording medium, disk partition, block, disk controller, disk buffer
Different from 4
disk storage, volume, disk drive, drive letter assignment
Has part(s) 3
electrical connector, disk controller, disk buffer
Has use 2
computer storage media, mass storage
Manifestation of 2
computer storage media, auxiliary memory
← Connects with 2
drive bay, backplane
← Different from 2
volume, drive letter assignment
← Uses 2
mass storage, volume
Contains 1
removable media
Examples 1
magnetic card reader
Subclass of 1
computer hardware
← Contains 1
drive bay
← Depicts 1
virtual drive
← Does not have part 1
diskless node
← Has use 1
USB mass storage device class
← Used by 1
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Related Entities

0.85-inch drive 1.8-inch drive 2.5-inch drive 3.5-inch drive 5.25-inch drive auxiliary memory backplane CFexpress CompactFlash computer hardware computer storage media disk array controller disk buffer disk controller disk drive disk storage Enterprise & Data Center SSD Form Factor external hard disk drive full-height 5.25-inch drive host adapter magnetic card reader memory card reader removable-media drive reserve disk slim 5.25-inch drive solid-state drive tape drive

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  1. 24w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Yso id → —
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    EuroVoc ID → 5705
    Has characteristic → drive form factor
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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