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SSD

1 American  

abbreviation

Computers.
  1. solid-state drive: a memory-based storage device containing semiconductor chips.


S.S.D. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Doctor of Sacred Scripture.


SSD British  

abbreviation

  1. Social Services Department

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of SSD1

First recorded in 1980–85

Origin of S.S.D.2

From Latin Sacrae Scrīptūrae Doctor

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Seagate offers two terabytes on a tiny SSD for around $180.

From The Wall Street Journal

“This quarter’s performance underscores our agility in capitalizing on better product mix, accelerating enterprise SSD deployments, and strengthening market demand dynamics,” Sandisk CEO David Goeckeler said in the earnings release.

From Barron's

“This quarter’s performance underscores our agility in capitalizing on better product mix, accelerating enterprise SSD deployments, and strengthening market demand dynamics, all at a time when the critical role that our products play in powering AI and the world’s technology is being recognized,” Chief Executive Officer David Goeckeler said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“More SSD demand for these systems would imply even tighter supply than we have right now, further boosting SNDK’s pricing,” Morningstar analyst William Kerwin said at the time.

From Barron's

This includes hard disk drives, or HDDs, with magnetic storage on spinning disks, and solid state drives, or SSDs, with no moving parts—Western Digital spun off its Sandisk SSD business last February, but still has a stake.

From Barron's