| English | Spanish |
| Application Virtualization drive | unidad Application Virtualization (The default virtual application client drive (Q:\) from which sequenced applications are run) |
| BitLocker Drive Encryption | Cifrado de unidad BitLocker (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 | unidad de arranque (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 | unidad de CD (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 | unidad de CD-ROM (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) |
| disk drive | unidad de disco (A hardware device that reads data from and writes data to floppy disks) |
| drive letter | letra de unidad (The naming convention for disk drives or partitions on most computers, consisting of an alphabetical letter followed by a colon) |
| Drive Restrictions | Restricciones en las unidades (A feature on the Windows Restrictions tab of the User Settings tool that allows the administrator to select which drives on the computer are accessible and visible to the users of the shared user profile) |
| drive sanitation | sanitización de unidades (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 | unidad de DVD (A disk storage device that uses digital video disc (DVD) technology) |
| floppy disk drive | unidad de disquete (A hardware device that reads data from and writes data to floppy disks) |
| floppy disk drive | unidad de disco (A hardware device that reads data from and writes data to floppy disks) |
| hard disk drive | unidad de disco duro (A hardware device, or a logical partition of it, that reads data from and writes data to hard disks) |
| hybrid drive | unidad híbrida (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 | electrónica integrada de unidades (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 | electrónica inteligente de unidades (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 | unidad lógica (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 | unidad montada (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 | unidad de red (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 | unidad extraíble (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 | unidad de estado sólido (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) |
| stand-alone tape drive | unidad de cinta independiente (A single-drive, non-automated tape drive that holds a single tape) |
| system drive | unidad de sistema (The drive letter of the mass-storage device (usually a hard disk) where Windows is installed) |
| tape drive | unidad de cinta (A device that can read or write data to tape. A library contains one or more tape drives) |
| Test Drive | versión de prueba (A scaled-down version of a product where a user can try out different features before buying it) |
| USB drive | unidad USB (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 | unidad flash USB (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 | unidad de Windows Azure (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) |
| zero power optical disk drive | unidad de disco óptico con consumo cero (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) |
