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Definition: storage drive
Hardware that stores data without power until intentionally erased. Since the 1960s, the hard drive has been the computer's internal and external storage units; however, solid state drives (SSDs) are increasingly replacing hard drives and are almost exclusively the storage medium in new laptop computers. Smartphones, tablets and any device with a computer chip employ only SSD storage.
The Proper Terminology
People have referred to hard drives for storage for so many decades that it is hard to switch terminology. However, storage drive or simply "storage" is the correct term today as SSDs have overtaken hard drives in countless devices. Considering all phones and tablets are SSD based, combined with new laptop computers, there are roughly six times as many SSDs in these devices worldwide than hard drives. Add in appliances, toys, and every other electronic-based device, and there are at least a hundred times more SSDs in use today than hard disk storage. See hard drive, storage device, storage vs. memory and computational storage drive.
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An External Storage Drive
The Proper Terminology
People have referred to hard drives for storage for so many decades that it is hard to switch terminology. However, storage drive or simply "storage" is the correct term today as SSDs have overtaken hard drives in countless devices. Considering all phones and tablets are SSD based, combined with new laptop computers, there are roughly six times as many SSDs in these devices worldwide than hard drives. Add in appliances, toys, and every other electronic-based device, and there are at least a hundred times more SSDs in use today than hard disk storage. See hard drive, storage device, storage vs. memory and computational storage drive.
As solid state drives get larger, faster and less expensive, so do hard disk drives. This promo for SSDs dates back to the 1990s.
This one-terabyte (1TB) USB drive is highly portable external storage. By 2017, Kingston Technology debuted a 2TB USB drive. See USB drive.