(computer science) A standard method of connecting disk and tape drives to computers which allows for the transfer of 1-3 megabytes per second from disk drives holding up to 1 gigabyte of storage. Abbreviated ESDI.
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(Enhanced Small Device Interface) A hard disk interface that transfers data in the one to three MByte/sec range. ESDI was the high-speed interface for small computers for a while, but has been superseded by IDE and SCSI drives. See hard disk.
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