Disc drive and Tape drive

Disc drive noun - Computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it.

Tape drive and disc drive are semantically related in storage and retrieval device topic. In some cases you can use "Tape drive" instead a noun phrase "Disc drive".

Tape drive noun - A mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder.

Disc drive and tape drive are semantically related in storage and retrieval device topic. You can use "Disc drive" instead a noun phrase "Tape drive".