magnetic media magˌnetic ˈmedia noun [plural]
COMPUTING tapes or disks on which computer information can be stored:
• The bank uses magnetic media to archive its records.
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magnetic media UK US noun [plural] IT
► the different ways in which information is stored using electrical and magnetic signals, for example on computers, disks, etc.: »
Most of our data is stored on magnetic media, primarily hard drives.
Financial and business terms. 2012.