Data transfer rate: 480 mbps; average seek tiem: 9.3 minutes; spindle speed: 7200 rpm; buffer size: 16 mb
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 5915-01-582-5096
NSN 5996-00-275-1651
NSN 5975-00-807-6124
NSN 4140-01-649-7823
NSN 5945-01-363-9817
NSN 5960-00-160-2183
NSN 2925-01-053-5697
NSN 6150-01-338-4900
NSN 5835-01-558-9444
NSN 5996-01-607-5845
NSN 5996-00-583-0607
NSN 5985-01-470-4510