Head Disk Assembly

(hardware, storage)

(HDA) A sealed, high capacity mainframe hard disk with integral heads, as opposed to a removable disk.

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HDA

(1) See HD audio.

(2) (Head Disk Assembly) The mechanical components of a disk drive (minus the electronics), which include the actuators, access arms, read/write heads and platters.

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