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disc - disk — In British English, a disc is a flat circular object. The metal is protected with a waxed cardboard disc. Cut out a metal disc to fit inside it. In American English, this word is spelled disk. In both British and American English, a disk is also… … Useful english dictionary
disc, disk — These words are spelled differently but mean the same thing: a thin, flat, circular plate or object. One refers to a discus thrower but may call a person who conducts a broadcast consisting of recorded music a disc jockey or a disk jockey … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
disc — disc, disk The normal spelling in BrE changed from disk at the time of the original OED (1896) to disc by the time of OED2 (1989); in AmE it has remained disk. In computer terminology, however, the American spelling is dominant everywhere (as in… … Modern English usage
disk — disc, disk The normal spelling in BrE changed from disk at the time of the original OED (1896) to disc by the time of OED2 (1989); in AmE it has remained disk. In computer terminology, however, the American spelling is dominant everywhere (as in… … Modern English usage
Disc — Contents 1 Data storage 2 Science 2.1 Astronomy 2.2 Biology … Wikipedia
Disc — Shortened terminology for an intervertebral disc, a disk shaped piece of specialized tissue that separates the bones of the spinal column. The center of a disc, called the nucleus, is soft, springy and receives the shock of standing, walking,… … Medical dictionary
disc — n. (also disk esp. US and in sense 4) 1 a a flat thin circular object. b a round flat or apparently flat surface (the sun s disc). c a mark of this shape. 2 a layer of cartilage between vertebrae. 3 a gramophone record. 4 a (usu. disk; in full… … Useful english dictionary
disk — 1. A round, flat plate; any approximately flat circular structure. 2. SYN: lamella (2). 3. In dentistry, a circular piece of thin paper or other material, coated with an abrasive substance, used for cutting and polishing tee … Medical dictionary
Disk — Dịsk: ↑ Disc. * * * Disk [dt. »Scheibe«], scheibenförmiger Datenträger. Es hat sich eingebürgert, die Schreibweise »Disk« für magnetische Medien zu verwenden (z. B. Diskette; Festplatte, engl. hard disk); die Schreibweise »Disc« gilt dagegen… … Universal-Lexikon
disc — See disc, disk … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
