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disk [n]

1)	something with a round shape like a flat circular plate

Synonyms :

disc saucer

See Also:

round_shape intervertebral_disc dot

2)	a flat circular plate

Synonyms :

disc

See Also:

plate circle acetate_disk brake_disk deadeye diaphragm discus frisbee coin_blank hockey_puck token

3)	sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves; formerly used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracked in the grooves

Synonyms :

disc phonograph_record phonograph_recording platter record

See Also:

audio_recording record acetate_disk l-p

4)	(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored

Synonyms :

disc magnetic_disc magnetic_disk

disk [v]

1)	draw a harrow over (land)

Synonyms :

harrow

See Also:

plough agriculture harrow

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

1. magnetic disk.

2. compact disc.

3. optical disk.

Note: the american spelling, "disk", is normal for most computer disks whereas "compact disc", having come to computers via the audio world, is correctly spelled with a "c", indeed, this spelling is part of the CD standard.

(1995-07-30)

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