drive - (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium

RAM, random access memory, random memory, random-access memory, read/write memory - the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible

computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures