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What is a hard drive used for?

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SCSI is most commonly used for hard disks and tape drives, but it can also be used to connect a wide range of other devices, including scanners and DC drives.

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Hard-disk drives (HDDs) are storage devices used for the long-term storage of non-volatile binary data.

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