Why is the abbreviation for Hard Drive "HDD"?

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#1 Koralan
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Where does that extra "D" come from @_@

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#2 dragonslayerssj
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I think its Hard Disk Device/Drive thats where the extra D is...
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#3 shadybizkit123
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Hard Disk Drive
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Hard Disk Driveshadybizkit123

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#6 fazio93
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i think b/c id someone said HD ppl would think they are talking about High Def.
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#7 deactivated-5cc4321d1eaf7
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HD would mean high def....
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[QUOTE="shadybizkit123"]Hard Disk Drivelobobizarro

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#9 rooster2991
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HarD Drive...lol
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You can instantly tell who the stupid people are. Firstly, aren't you required to take a computer class in school? Secondly, FGI.
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#11 fazio93
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You can instantly tell who the stupid people are. Firstly, aren't you required to take a computer class in school? Secondly, FGI.bohemian_bob

i'm not required to and they i don't think they teach u wat HDD means, more like how to use microsoft word or something along those lines

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#12 Gen007
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well hard drive also means hard disk so im guessing its hard disk drive or hard drive disk
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#13 MyndFlyte
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You know, Google and wikipedia can really save you from being made fun of on the forums.
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[QUOTE="bohemian_bob"]You can instantly tell who the stupid people are. Firstly, aren't you required to take a computer class in school? Secondly, FGI.fazio93

i'm not required to and they i don't think they teach u wat HDD means, more like how to use microsoft word or something along those lines

I was going to say something, but it would have been too rude. That was more subtle then what I would have said.

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#15 fazio93
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[QUOTE="fazio93"]

[QUOTE="bohemian_bob"]You can instantly tell who the stupid people are. Firstly, aren't you required to take a computer class in school? Secondly, FGI.lobobizarro

i'm not required to and they i don't think they teach u wat HDD means, more like how to use microsoft word or something along those lines

I was going to say something, but it would have been too rude. That was more subtle then what I would have said.

say something rude to me or bohemian?