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n. (context computing English) An early computer storage system using cartridges of looped tape.
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Microdrive is a registered trademark for miniature, 1-inch hard disks produced by IBM and Hitachi. These rotational media storage devices were designed to fit in CompactFlash (CF) Type II slots. The release of similar drives by other makers led to them often being referred to as "microdrives" too. As of 2015, Microdrives are viewed as obsolete, having been eclipsed by solid-state flash media in read/write performance, storage capacity, durability, physical size, and price.
Microdrive may refer to:
- Microdrive, a miniature hard disk drive device in the CompactFlash II format from the late 1990s, originally developed by IBM.
- ZX Microdrive, a tape-loop data storage system developed by Sinclair Research in the 1980s, associated with its ZX Spectrum and QL microcomputers.
- Micro drive is a type of drivetrain on a bicycle.
Usage examples of "microdrive".
Stepping over the snoozing thief, I charged toward the door, slipping the microdrive into the inner pocket on my jacket and stopped right before Eddie.