A type of storage with removable media, such as magnetic removable storage, optical storage, magneto-optical storage, etc..
This type of storage allows you to remove the actual storage media from a drive and replace it with other media. DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, floppy drives, and Zip...
Type of storage which allows you to remove the actual media from a driveand replace it with other media. Types of removable storage media includeCD-ROM disks, floppy disks and Iomega's Jaz and Zip disks. ยป To top of page
Media or hardware used for storing data (content) that is easily removable from, and that can be stored separately from, its associated hardware. Examples are CDs and DVDs.
An example of a removable storage device is a CD-RW drive. Data can be recorded (i.e. stored) onto a CD type disk, and that disk can be removed later. A hard drive is not considered removable storage, because the actual hard disk where data is stored cannot be removed.
This type of storage allows you to remove the actual storage media from a drive and replace it with other media. CD-ROM and floppy drives, are both removable storage.
A service used for managing removable media (such as tapes and discs) and storage devices (libraries). Removable Storage allows applications to access and share the same media resources. See also: library; service