- Generally said of disk drives where the disk itself is meant to be removed, and in particular of hard disks using disks mounted in cartridges Their advantage is that multiple disks can be used to increase the amount of stored material, and that once removed, the disk can be stored away to prevent unauthorized use
Generally said of disk drives where the disk itself is meant to be removed, and in particular of hard disks using disks mounted in cartridges Their advantage is that multiple disks can be used to increase the amount of stored material, and that once removed, the disk can be stored away to prevent unauthorised use
A disk that can be removed from a disk drive Floppy, ZIP, and JAZZ are examples of removable disks Contrast with a traditional hard disk which is completely enclosed and is not removable See also: removable hard disk (Webopedia)