/ Dictionary / Index D disk drive: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: disk' drive" Pronunciation: [key] — Computers. Computers. a device that, using an access mechanism under program control, enables data to be read from or written on a spinning magnetic disk, magnetic disk pack, floppy disk, or optical disk. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. disk crank diskette Related Content Daily Word Quiz: soporific Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language