Re: hard disk or hard drive?

Subject: Re: hard disk or hard drive?
From: "Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- editors-writers -dot- info>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 19:22:59 -0500


> Can any of you point me to references describing the difference between
> "hard disk" and "hard drive"? The Microsoft Manual of Style (1998 edition)
> prefers "hard disk" but I'd like to base my decision on a broad set of
> resources.


http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/d/disk_drive.html



Bonnie Granat
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