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The 19 pages that link to Hard disk drive, each with the reason it gives.

• Random-access memoryCompared with: Its mechanical access is slower than RAM, but it stores data without continuous power.

• Magnetic domainBroader topic: Its data-bearing regions rely on stable magnetic states in thin films.

• Solid-state driveCompared with: It is the traditional disk-based alternative to solid-state storage.

• Optical discCompared with: It offers random access and rewritability through magnetic rather than optical recording.

• Read-only memoryCompared with: Hard drives provide rewritable mass storage rather than ROM’s fixed or firmware-oriented contents.

• Neodymium magnetRelated: Small neodymium magnets have been used in its voice-coil actuator assemblies.

• Computer memoryRelated: It offers a different balance of capacity, speed, and persistence from semiconductor memory.

• Magnetic tapeCompared with: Unlike tape's sequential access, disk heads can seek directly to data locations.

• Non-volatile memoryRelated: It is a persistent storage alternative that uses magnetic disks rather than memory cells.

• Magnetic-tape data storageCompared with: Disk storage offers faster random access, while tape generally costs less per stored byte.

• RAIDRelated: Traditional RAID arrays combine multiple hard disk drives.

• Albert FertRelated: Giant magnetoresistance read heads enabled much denser magnetic data storage.

• Data storageBroader topic: HDDs offer high-capacity persistent storage at relatively low cost.

• Magnetic sensorRelated: Magnetoresistive read heads sense the tiny magnetic patterns that encode stored data.

• Magnetic storageBroader topic: It is the principal magnetic medium for high-capacity computer storage.

• Peter GrünbergRelated: Giant-magnetoresistance read heads enabled major increases in storage density.

• Computer data storageBroader topic: Hard drives are a major persistent storage technology.

• Parallel ATARelated: PATA was a common connection for desktop and laptop hard drives.

• Platinum groupRelated: Ruthenium layers help control magnetic behavior in some high-density recording media.