| Subject | English | Japanese |
| comp. | n Direct Access Storage Device | 直接アクセス記憶装置 (chokusetsu-akusesu-kioku-sōchi) |
| comp., MS | Enhanced Storage device | 拡張記憶装置 (A storage device that provides storage function and authentication. Such devices are usually small form-factor devices such as USB thumb drives) |
| comp. | n internal storage device | 内部記憶装置 (ないぶ・きおく・そうち) |
| comp., MS | mass storage device | 大容量記憶装置 (A generic term for disk, optical disk, or other device that provides persistent storage for computer data, だいようりょう・きおく・そうち) |
| comp., MS | primary storage device | 主記憶装置 (A storage device that holds data in temporary memory such as RAM, shukioku-sōchi) |
| comp., MS | storage device | 記憶装置 (A device that you can connect to a computer to copy and store files. Common storage devices include external hard disk drives and flash memory cards, きおく・そうち) |