Winchester disk

English

Etymology

Code name for the IBM 3340 Direct Access Storage Facility, named after the Winchester thirty-thirty rifle, a reference to its initial 2 × 30 MB storage capacity.

Noun

Winchester disk (plural Winchester disks)

  1. (computing, dated) A hard disk.
    Synonym: Winchester
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