"storage medium" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: storage mediums [plural], storage media [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|storage mediums|storage media}} storage medium (plural storage mediums or storage media)
  1. (computer hardware) Any hardware, such as a disk or tape, used to store data. Translations (Translations): medio de almacenamento [masculine] (Galician), nośnik danych [masculine] (Polish), lagringsmedium [neuter] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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