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Definition - What does Optical Drive mean? An optical drive is a type of computer disk drive that reads and writes data from optical disks through laser beaming technology. This type of drive allows a user to retrieve, edit and delete the content from optical disks such as CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray disks. Optical drives are among the most common computer components.
Noun. 1. hard drive-computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it. disc drive, disk drive, Winchester drive. drive - (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium. fixed disk, hard disc, hard disk-a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit.