Definition: Drive


Often used synonymously with disk. For removable media, the term is used about the fixed housing unit. Examples: floppy drive, tape drive.




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Backup

To make a copy of a file, group of files, or the entire contents of a hard disk, either for archiving purposes or for safeguarding valuable files from loss should the active copy be damaged or destroyed.

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