The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ACTUATOR which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2001.
Disk drive mechanism crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ACTUATOR | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Disk drive mechanism
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- actuator
- head
- heads
- fixed disk
- hard disc
- hard disk
- data
- removable disk
- defragmentation
- freewheel
- cam
- load
Crossword Answer definitions
ACTUATOR noun- Something that actuates something else, especially a usually electric device that causes a mechanical device (i.e. a mechanism) to be switched on or off, for example an electric motor that opens and closes a valve
- The mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive
- A relay that controls the flow of electricity
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