Usage Note
Massenspeicher covers hard drives, SSDs, USB sticks, and similar storage media — anything that holds large amounts of data persistently. It is contrasted with Arbeitsspeicher (RAM) in German IT documentation.
Examples
"Ein externer Massenspeicher eignet sich gut für Datensicherungen."
Natural Translation
An external mass storage device is well suited for backups.
Literal Translation
An external mass-storage suits well for data-backups.

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