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Template:Wiktionary Drive has several meanings in various fields:

In computing, drive is a device for mass storage.
In electrical engineering, a drive is an electronic device to provide power to a motor or servo.
In golf, drive is a very long golf shot.
In basketball, driving is getting near the rim with the ball, often for an easier shot.
In psychology, drive is an alternate name for motivation.
In radio industry, drive is a time shift in the late afternoon.
A drive(charity) can be the act of a charity collecting items other than money.
In dog training drives are categories of behaviours that dogs instinctively find rewarding. Examples include prey drive, food drive and defence drive.
In spacecraft propulsion, a drive is a thruster.

Driving is the act of controlling a vehicle. Drive is also a short for driveway. As a proper noun, drive is Chicago slang term for Lake Shore Drive, and the name for:

Drive (album) — the debut solo album by New Zealand artist Bic Runga
Drive (band) — power noise/techno side-project of Icon of Coil's Andy LaPlegua
Drive (movie) — a 1997 film
Drive (song) — the name of songs by The Cars, R.E.M. and Incubus
WDRV The Drive — a Chicago classic rock station (97.1 FM)
DriveLetterManipulator How to: Drive Letter Manipulation.