A single piece of magnetic or magnetic/optical media on which data is stored. Multiple platters make up a disk. See also cylinder, track.
One of several disks that make up the hard disk.
The actual disk inside a hard-disk drive; it carries the magnetic recording material. All but the thinnest disk drives have multiple platters, most of which have two sides that can be used for data storage. (On multiple-platter drives, one side of each platter is usually reserved for storing control information.)
The spinning disk that stores data inside a disk drive.
A rigid disk in a hard disk drive. Most drives use more than one platter. Each platter typically requires two magnetic read/write elements - one for each side.
A metal disk that is mounted inside the disk drive, and in most cases several platters are mounted on a single spindle or shaft creating more data storage surfaces while taking up less space.
a thin, high-precision aluminum or glass disk that is coated on both sides with a high-sensitivity magnetic material and which is used by a HDD to store data
The round magnetic disk surfaces used to read/write operations in hard drive system.
Item inside a hard disk that is made of aluminum, glass, or ceramic and is coated with a material that allows items to be recorded magnetically on its surface. 7.10
Magnetic disk memory media. Each platter (disk) has two surfaces, the top and bottom surface. Each surface has it's own Read/Write Head for reading, writing, and erasing data.
An actual metal (or other rigid material) disk that is mounted inside a fixed-disk drive. Many drives consist of multiple platters mounted on the spindle to provide more data storage surfaces. Each platter may use one or both surfaces to store data.
A large, round disk for storing data.
A disk made of metal (or other rigid material) that is mounted inside a fixed disk drive. Most drives use more than one platter mounted on a single spindle (shaft) to provide more data storage surfaces in a smaller area. POH - Acronym for power on hours. The unit of measurement for mean time between failure (MTBF), expressed as the number of hours that the drive is powered on.
One of the rigid disks inside a hard drive used to store information. Hard drives typically contain between one and 5 platters apiece, but can contain...
The actual storage media in the different type of disk. In the hard drive the platter have a core of glass or aluminium, covered with a thin layer of Ferric oxide or an Cobalt alloy (Co-Ni, Co-Cr, Co-Ni-W). This layer is protected by a layer of a very hard material (overcoat), and a thin layer of lubricant. A CD is a plastic disc in which the data is impressed. It has a metallic, reflecting backside.
A metal disk covered with magnetic recording material. Each latter contains a number of circular recording tracks.
A disk contained in a hard disk drive. Most drives have two or more platters, each with data recorded on both sides.
The disk that rotates inside of a drive and where the data is stored.
One of several components that make up a computer hard drive. Platters are thin, rapidly rotating disks that have a set of read/write heads on both sides of each platter. Each platter is divided into a series of concentric rings called tracks. Each track is further divided into sections called sectors, and each sector is sub-divided into bytes.
A platter is one of several metal disks in a hard drive. Each platter is divided into sectors where your data is stored with magnetic charges.
