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Winchester3

Pronunciation: /ˈwɪntʃɪstə/

Definition of Winchester

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