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Data carrier

Updated: 11/12/2023 by Computer Hope
data carrier

Also called a physical carrier or physical data carrier, a data carrier is any medium capable of holding data. Examples of a computer physical carrier include the floppy drive, hard drives, thumb drives, and optical discs.

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See our storage device page for a full list of all storage devices (data carriers) used with a computer.

Carrier, Data, Hardware terms, Medium, Storage device

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