Winchester3

 
Pronunciation: /ˈwɪntʃɪstə/

noun

  • 1 (also Winchester rifle) trademark a breech-loading side-action repeating rifle.
  • 2 (in full Winchester disk or drive) Computing a disk drive in a sealed unit containing a high-capacity hard disk and the read-write heads.

Origin:

from the name of name of Oliver F. Winchester (1810–80), the American manufacturer of the rifle. Winchester3 (sense 2) is so named because its original numerical designation corresponded to the calibre of the rifle