| English | German |
| Application Virtualization drive | Application Virtualization-Laufwerk (The default virtual application client drive (Q:\) from which sequenced applications are run) |
| BitLocker Drive Encryption | BitLocker-Laufwerkverschlüsselung (A hardware-based security feature that prevents unauthorized access to a computer by providing full-volume encryption and integrity checking of boot components) |
| boot drive | Startlaufwerk (In a PC-compatible computer, the disk drive that the BIOS uses to automatically load the operating system when the computer is turned on) |
| CD drive | CD-Laufwerk (An electromechancial device that reads data on CD-ROMs. Most CD-ROM drives have a SCSI interface, although some are connected to a PC via a controller for a disk drive. Data is read through a small laser that is focused on the surface of the CD-ROM through optical mirrors in the read/write head. A spindle and drive motor revolve the CD-ROM, so all data, which is stored in spirals from the center, can be read) |
| CD-ROM drive | CD-ROM-Laufwerk (An electromechancial device that reads data on CD-ROMs. Most CD-ROM drives have a SCSI interface, although some are connected to a PC via a controller for a disk drive. Data is read through a small laser that is focused on the surface of the CD-ROM through optical mirrors in the read/write head. A spindle and drive motor revolve the CD-ROM, so all data, which is stored in spirals from the center, can be read) |
| CD-ROM drive | CD-ROM-Laufwerk (An electromechancial device that reads data on CD-ROMs. Most CD-ROM drives have a SCSI interface, although some are connected to a PC via a controller for a disk drive. Data is read through a small laser that is focused on the surface of the CD-ROM through optical mirrors in the read/write head. A spindle and drive motor revolve the CD-ROM, so all data, which is stored in spirals from the center, can be read) |
| compressed drive | komprimiertes Laufwerk (A hard disk whose apparent capacity has been increased through the use of a compression utility, such as Stacker or Double Space) |
| destination drive | Ziellaufwerk (The drive location to which a file is copied or moved) |
| disk drive | Laufwerk (A hardware device that reads data from and writes data to floppy disks) |
| Drive Extender | Laufwerkserweiterung (A storage technology that enables the use of internal and external hard drives for additional storage on a home server and allows folder duplication for specific shared folders on home servers. Maintaining two copies of a shared folder on separate hard drives helps protect against the failure of a single hard drive) |
| drive letter | Laufwerkbuchstabe (The naming convention for disk drives or partitions on most computers, consisting of an alphabetical letter followed by a colon) |
| drive sanitation | Laufwerkspflege (The forced recovery of a BitLocker-protected volume through the removal of all the key binary large objects (BLOBs) that could have decrypted the disk) |
| DVD drive | DVD-Laufwerk (A disk storage device that uses digital video disc (DVD) technology) |
| floppy disk drive | Diskettenlaufwerk (A hardware device that reads data from and writes data to floppy disks) |
| floppy disk drive | Diskettenlaufwerk (A hardware device that reads data from and writes data to floppy disks) |
| hard disk drive | Festplatte (A hardware device, or a logical partition of it, that reads data from and writes data to hard disks) |
| hard disk drive | Festplattenlaufwerk (A hardware device, or a logical partition of it, that reads data from and writes data to hard disks) |
| hard disk drive | Festplattenlaufwerk (A hardware device, or a logical partition of it, that reads data from and writes data to hard disks) |
| hybrid drive | Hybridlaufwerk (A hard disk that contains a small amount of solid-state nonvolatile memory which, when used as a cache, can realize significant benefits such as faster booting, extended battery life, and a more rugged PC) |
| integrated drive electronics | IDE-Schnittstelle (A type of disk-drive interface in which the controller electronics reside on the drive itself, eliminating the need for a separate adapter card. IDE offers advantages such as look-ahead caching to increase overall performance) |
| intelligent drive electronics | IDE-Schnittstelle (A type of disk-drive interface in which the controller electronics reside on the drive itself, eliminating the need for a separate adapter card. IDE offers advantages such as look-ahead caching to increase overall performance) |
| logical drive | logisches Laufwerk (A volume that you create within an extended partition on a basic master boot record (MBR) disk. Logical drives are similar to primary partitions, except that you are limited to four primary partitions per disk, whereas you can create an unlimited number of logical drives per disk. A logical drive can be formatted and assigned a drive letter) |
| mounted drive | bereitgestelltes Laufwerk (A drive attached to an empty folder on an NTFS volume. Mounted drives function the same as any other drive, but are assigned a label or name instead of a drive letter. The mounted drive's name is resolved to a full file system path instead of just a drive letter. Members of the Administrators group can use Disk Management to create mounted drives or reassign drive letters) |
| network drive | Netzlaufwerk (On a local area network (LAN), a drive that other computers on the network can connect to. A network drive allows people to access shared files and folders) |
| removable drive | Wechseldatenträger (A removable storage device, such as an external hard disk or USB flash drive, used for increasing storage space on a computer or for transferring information between computers) |
| solid-state drive | Festkörperlaufwerk (A primary storage device based on solid-state memory, such as flash memory, that provides nonvolatile storage with benefits of performance, reliability and power saving) |
| source drive | Quelllaufwerk (During a backup operation, the physical or logical drive where the files to be backed up are located. This is often the system drive, but can include data from other drives as well) |
| stand-alone drive library | eigenständige Treiberbibliothek (A single-drive, non-automated unit, such as a tape drive or CD-ROM drive, that holds a single tape or disc. With this type of library, the user manually inserts a tape or disc into the drives) |
| stand-alone tape drive | eigenständiges Bandlaufwerk (A single-drive, non-automated tape drive that holds a single tape) |
| system drive | Systemlaufwerk (The drive letter of the mass-storage device (usually a hard disk) where Windows is installed) |
| tape drive | Bandlaufwerk (A device that can read or write data to tape. A library contains one or more tape drives) |
| Test Drive | Testversion (A scaled-down version of a product where a user can try out different features before buying it) |
| USB drive | USB-Laufwerk (A small device used to store information. USB flash drives plug into computer USB ports so you can copy information to or from them, making it easy to share and transport information) |
| USB flash drive | USB-Speicherstick (A small device used to store information. USB flash drives plug into computer USB ports so you can copy information to or from them, making it easy to share and transport information) |
| Windows Azure drive | Windows Azure-Laufwerk (A NTFS volume that is mounted on a server's file system in Windows Azure and that is accessible to code running in a role) |
| Windows Home Server Drive Extender | Windows Home Server-Laufwerkserweiterung (A storage technology that enables the use of internal and external hard drives for additional storage on a home server and allows folder duplication for specific shared folders on home servers. Maintaining two copies of a shared folder on separate hard drives helps protect against the failure of a single hard drive) |
| zero power optical disk drive | optisches Laufwerk mit Zero-Power (Pertaining to the ability to reduce the power consumption of optical disk drives in the operating system to zero to save energy when the drives are not in use) |
