disc drive

A form of disk drive — A computer drive that reads disks.

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disk drivehard driveWinchester drive

Meanings

noundisc drive (plural disc drives)

plural disc drives

  1. UKalternativeAlternative spelling of disk drive.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncomputer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it

Similar
disk drivehard driveWinchester drive
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

disc drive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disc%20drive

MLA

“disc drive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disc%20drive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disc drive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disc%20drive.

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