disk
191
2.8
- noun
- /dɪsk/
- Specialized
:
disco
- The hard disk on my computer.
- magnetic disk
- hard disk
- disk drive
He tried to he had full disc encryption on his laptop.
- He tried to he had full disc encryption on his laptop.
- So what that corresponds to is I have disks of various sizes.
- And disk you mentioned, but disk is always a concern to interfaces.
Examples
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In contrast, a solid-state disk has no moving components.
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I transferred it to disk seven years ago.
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And then you will see that the disk will start to appear.
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For good measure, I also ran a disk check which reported no problems.
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Can I have the disk, please?
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I just need the disk back, then we can put this whole thing behind us.
Fiction book (1995) -
So what this means is that on disk things are ordered by ID.
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I've got files on disk back at the hotel that we should take to Oracle, details of other cases.
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Information previously stored on floppy disks may also be communicated in this way.
Academic text (1992) -
Please save your work to a disk so you don't lose any information.
Synonyms
272
3.3
A device that stores or reads data on a computer
106
2.8
A device inside a computer that stores files and lets you open them
12
3.0
A fixed part inside a computer that stores files and data
7
8.2
A small flat plastic disk used with old computers to store files
6
3.7
A thin plastic square that holds a flat magnetic disk for storing computer files
5
7.7
A small square plastic case that holds a thin magnetic disk for storing computer files
1
3.7
A flat round object covered with magnetic material that stores data
A metal part inside a computer that stores a lot of data
A small storage device you can take out and carry to move files
Compounds
- US
12
2.5
A small round shiny disc that stores music, videos, or computer files read by a laser
- Specialized
6
3.5
A device in a computer that holds and spins a disk to read or write data
- Archaic
6
3.7
A thin plastic square that holds a flat magnetic disk for storing computer files
- Specialized
3
3.2
A round metal part beside a wheel that slows the wheel when pads press both sides
- Specialized
1
4.1
A small computer part that tells a hard disk drive how to read and write data
- Specialized
1
7.1
A round area at the back of the eye where the optic nerve enters and has no light-sensing cells
- Specialized
A part of a computer's memory that stores often used data so the computer can read it faster
- Specialized
A device in which flat disks press together to send power between moving parts
- Specialized
A problem when a computer cannot open or save files on a disk because the disk is damaged
- Specialized
A program that runs from a disk to control a computer and its files
- Specialized
Space on a disk used to store information the computer needs, not your files
- Archaic
A basic system made by Microsoft that runs early personal computers
- Specialized
A fast virtual drive using computer memory that can lose data when power stops
- Specialized
A light disk hung on a thread that measures sound wave speed by turning when sound pushes it
- Archaic
A flat disk used to make and play sound on an old record player
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Disk for computers comes from the same Greek diskos ('round plate') because early storage used flat, round plates to hold data. That's why a computer disk is a round object that stores information.