Removable mass storage device; size of a matchbook; weighs half an ounc; non-volatile solid state; data not lost when power is turned off; constructed of silicon
An electromechanical item which accepts and systematically retains digital input data in such a manner as to facilitate the rapid recovery of stored information. The item may or may not consist of disk(s) some of which are removable, hard, removable disk packs, fixed disks, or removable flexible, each surface coated with a material susceptible to spot magnetization, integral writing, a drive motor and its mechanical linkage, and data translating heads for impressing on or removing from the disk surface data in digital form. the item is a component of an electronic computer. see also, magnetic drum, data storage; core memory unit.
Classification: Other storage units, nesoi
NSN 6645-01-428-3576
NSN 5920-00-892-2640
NSN 6145-01-262-4249
NSN 5950-01-460-0639
NSN 5998-01-617-7541
NSN 5935-01-449-2258
NSN 7035-00-679-9027
NSN 6145-01-105-2003
NSN 4140-00-753-1416
NSN 5965-00-083-8157
NSN 5910-01-179-8525
NSN 5960-00-244-5747