winchester
winchester — adjective
1. describing an early computer hard-drive design in which the metal discs that sto
describing an early computer hard-drive design in which the metal discs that store data stay permanently sealed inside the drive unit, keeping out dust so the discs can hold more information in less space than earlier designs.
The company's new desktop computer used a Winchester drive that held ten megabytes of data.
Winchester drive: attributive use before noun 'drive'
Walid found an old Winchester disk drive inside a dusty basement storage room.
collocation: Winchester disk drive
Winchester technology was a major step forward from the earlier floppy-disk systems.
By the mid-1990s most desktop computers already contained a Winchester-style hard drive.
Yuki learned about Winchester disk architecture in her computer-history class last semester.
- hard drive
general modern term; Winchester was a specific historical type
- fixed disk
another early term for non-removable hard drives, now also dated
- floppy disk
removable, low-density storage medium that Winchester technology replaced
文法句型
Winchester + noun (drive / disk / technology)
用法筆記
Now considered dated; the terms Winchester drive and Winchester disk were common in the 1980s and 1990s but are rarely used today. Modern hard drives still use sealed mechanics, but the name Winchester is no longer applied.
常見錯誤
winchester — idiom
1. a named place in Virginia, United States, lying within the Shenandoah Valley rou
a named place in Virginia, United States, lying within the Shenandoah Valley roughly 120 kilometres west of Washington, D.C.; it has a well-preserved Old Town district and was the scene of several battles during the American Civil War.
The family drove from Washington D.C. to Winchester, Virginia for the weekend.
place-name in context: city + state
Winchester is home to the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley and a well-known apple festival each year.
Esteban found a summer job at a bike shop in Winchester, Virginia.
Chidi visited Winchester, VA to see the Civil War battlefield where his ancestor had fought.
用法筆記
Often written with the state name to avoid confusion with the English city: Winchester, Virginia or Winchester, VA.
2. a historic city in Hampshire, southern England, about 100 kilometres southwest o
a historic city in Hampshire, southern England, about 100 kilometres southwest of London, known for its medieval cathedral, its ancient Winchester College, and its role as the capital of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex.
Winchester Cathedral is one of the largest Gothic cathedrals in Europe and a popular tourist destination.
place-name as subject with landmark
Alessia visited Winchester during her trip to England and walked along the old city walls.
Apinya took a train from London to Winchester to see the famous medieval college.
Ezra wrote his history essay on Anglo-Saxon kings and their capital at Winchester.
用法筆記
In British contexts, Winchester alone usually refers to this city. In American contexts it may refer to the Virginia city; adding England or Hampshire makes the reference clear.