"Winchester disk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Winchester disks [plural]
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. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Winchester disk (plural Winchester disks)
  1. (computing, dated) A hard disk. Wikipedia link: Winchester disk Tags: dated Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: Winchester
    Sense id: en-Winchester_disk-en-noun-ofkrm3S8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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