| English | Polish |
| Application Virtualization drive | dysk aplikacji Application Virtualization (The default virtual application client drive (Q:\) from which sequenced applications are run) |
| BitLocker Drive Encryption | szyfrowanie dysków funkcją BitLocker (A hardware-based security feature that prevents unauthorized access to a computer by providing full-volume encryption and integrity checking of boot components) |
| boot drive | dysk rozruchowy (In a PC-compatible computer, the disk drive that the BIOS uses to automatically load the operating system when the computer is turned on) |
| CD drive | stacja CD (An electromechancial device that reads data on CD-ROMs. Most CD-ROM drives have a SCSI interface, although some are connected to a PC via a controller for a disk drive. Data is read through a small laser that is focused on the surface of the CD-ROM through optical mirrors in the read/write head. A spindle and drive motor revolve the CD-ROM, so all data, which is stored in spirals from the center, can be read) |
| CD-ROM drive | stacja CD-ROM (An electromechancial device that reads data on CD-ROMs. Most CD-ROM drives have a SCSI interface, although some are connected to a PC via a controller for a disk drive. Data is read through a small laser that is focused on the surface of the CD-ROM through optical mirrors in the read/write head. A spindle and drive motor revolve the CD-ROM, so all data, which is stored in spirals from the center, can be read) |
| destination drive | dysk docelowy (The drive location to which a file is copied or moved) |
| disk drive | stacja dysków (A hardware device that reads data from and writes data to floppy disks) |
| drive letter | litera dysku (The naming convention for disk drives or partitions on most computers, consisting of an alphabetical letter followed by a colon) |
| drive sanitation | oczyszczanie dysku (The forced recovery of a BitLocker-protected volume through the removal of all the key binary large objects (BLOBs) that could have decrypted the disk) |
| external drive | dysk zewnętrzny (A stand-alone drive that is externally connected by a cable to the computer system) |
| floppy disk drive | stacja dyskietek (A hardware device that reads data from and writes data to floppy disks) |
| hard disk drive | stacja dysków twardych (A hardware device, or a logical partition of it, that reads data from and writes data to hard disks) |
| hybrid drive | dysk hybrydowy (A hard disk that contains a small amount of solid-state nonvolatile memory which, when used as a cache, can realize significant benefits such as faster booting, extended battery life, and a more rugged PC) |
| integrated drive electronics | zintegrowana elektronika stacji dysków (A type of disk-drive interface in which the controller electronics reside on the drive itself, eliminating the need for a separate adapter card. IDE offers advantages such as look-ahead caching to increase overall performance) |
| intelligent drive electronics | inteligentna elektronika stacji dysków (A type of disk-drive interface in which the controller electronics reside on the drive itself, eliminating the need for a separate adapter card. IDE offers advantages such as look-ahead caching to increase overall performance) |
| logical drive | dysk logiczny (A volume that you create within an extended partition on a basic master boot record (MBR) disk. Logical drives are similar to primary partitions, except that you are limited to four primary partitions per disk, whereas you can create an unlimited number of logical drives per disk. A logical drive can be formatted and assigned a drive letter) |
| mounted drive | dysk zainstalowany (A drive attached to an empty folder on an NTFS volume. Mounted drives function the same as any other drive, but are assigned a label or name instead of a drive letter. The mounted drive's name is resolved to a full file system path instead of just a drive letter. Members of the Administrators group can use Disk Management to create mounted drives or reassign drive letters) |
| network drive | dysk sieciowy (On a local area network (LAN), a drive that other computers on the network can connect to. A network drive allows people to access shared files and folders) |
| removable drive | dysk wymienny (A removable storage device, such as an external hard disk or USB flash drive, used for increasing storage space on a computer or for transferring information between computers) |
| solid-state drive | dysk półprzewodnikowy (A primary storage device based on solid-state memory, such as flash memory, that provides nonvolatile storage with benefits of performance, reliability and power saving) |
| source drive | dysk źródłowy (During a backup operation, the physical or logical drive where the files to be backed up are located. This is often the system drive, but can include data from other drives as well) |
| stand-alone drive library | autonomiczna biblioteka dysków (A single-drive, non-automated unit, such as a tape drive or CD-ROM drive, that holds a single tape or disc. With this type of library, the user manually inserts a tape or disc into the drives) |
| system drive | dysk systemowy (The drive letter of the mass-storage device (usually a hard disk) where Windows is installed) |
| Test Drive | Wersja testowa (A scaled-down version of a product where a user can try out different features before buying it) |
| USB drive | dysk USB (A small device used to store information. USB flash drives plug into computer USB ports so you can copy information to or from them, making it easy to share and transport information) |
| USB flash drive | dysk flash USB (A small device used to store information. USB flash drives plug into computer USB ports so you can copy information to or from them, making it easy to share and transport information) |
| zero power optical disk drive | wyłączenie zasilania stacji dysków optycznych (Pertaining to the ability to reduce the power consumption of optical disk drives in the operating system to zero to save energy when the drives are not in use) |
