Definitions for "Platters"
Keywords:  dozen, drive, aluminium, disk, hard
Rigid disks that are coated with a magnetic media.  A component of hard disk drives which are used to store programs and data.
The metal disks inside a hard drive that store digital data on a magnetic coating. Hard disks typically contain up to a dozen platters, which are mostly made of an aluminium alloy.
Circular discs within a hard drive on which data is stored. Typically 3.5in diameter.