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disk

/dɪsk/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
  2. Something resembling a disk.
  3. An intervertebral disc
  4. A vinyl phonograph/gramophone record.
  5. A disc - either a CD-ROM, an audio CD, a DVD or similar removable storage medium.
  6. A type of harrow.
  7. To harrow
  8. A removable disk used for storing digital data, measuring between 2 and 8 inches diagonally and storing between 80 KB and 240 MB.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

disc(English)record(English)phonograph record(English)harrow(English)platter(English)saucer(English)magnetic disc(English)magnetic disk(English)floppy(English)scsi(English)drives(English)accretion(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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