What Does Solid State Drive (SSD) Mean?
A solid state drive (SSD) is an electronic storage drive built on solid state architecture. SSDs are built with NAND and NOR flash memory to store non-volatile data and dynamic random access memory (DRAM). A SSD and magnetic hard disk drive (HDD) share a similar purpose.
Techopedia Explains Solid State Drive (SSD)
SSD incorporates the storage technique implemented in microchip-based flash memory, where data is electronically stored on flash memory chips. An SSD is an entirely electronic storage device, and its physical assembly contains no mechanical objects.
