Glossary of Terms:
 
fixed media
Devices used to store digital information, which are permanently attached to the device using them (such as a computer or electronic musical instrument). A hard drive in a computer is a type of fixed media.
Source: Yamaha

Also refered as:
  media
Related terms:
  CD   DAT   Jaz® cartridge   Jaz® drive   Zip® cartridge   Zip® drive   fixed media   hard drive