#drive.device (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium supertype: #device an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" part: #mandrel subtype: #CD_drive a drive that reads a compact disc and that is connected to an audio system subtype: #CD-ROM_drive a drive that is connected to a computer and on which a CD-ROM can be `played' subtype: #disk_drive__disc_drive__hard_drive__Winchester_drive (computer science) computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it subtype: #external_drive a drive with its own power supply and fan mounted outside the computer system enclosure and connected to the computer by a cable subtype: #internal_drive a drive mounted inside of a computer subtype: #RAM_disk (computer science) a virtual drive that is created by setting aside part of the random-access memory to use as if it were a group of sectors; "access to a RAM disk is very fast but the data it contains is lost when the system is turned off"
No statement uses or specializes #drive.device; click here to add one.