data storage medium
/ˈdeɪtə ˈstɔːrɪdʒ ˈmiːdiəm/ · da·ta stor·age me·di·um
noun
- A physical material or device that holds digital information for later retrieval, such as magnetic tape, a hard‑disk platter, a solid‑state drive, or an optical disc. The archive migrated its old magnetic tapes to newer solid‑state drives, updating the data storage medium for better longevity.
Synonyms
storage devicestorage mediummemory mediumrecording mediumdata carrierdigital storagearchival mediummedia
Antonyms
Did you know? The first widely used data storage medium was the punched card, invented in the early 1800s for controlling looms before becoming a cornerstone of early computer input and storage.