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disk

/dɪsk/

noun

Meaning

  • A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.

    "A coin is a disk of metal."

  • Something resembling a disk.

    "Venus' disk cut off light from the Sun."

  • An intervertebral disc

  • A vinyl phonograph/gramophone record.

    "Turn the disk over, after it has finished."

  • A disc - either a CD-ROM, an audio CD, a DVD or similar removable storage medium.

    "She burned some disks yesterday to back up her computer."

  • A type of harrow.

  • A ring- or cup-shaped enlargement of the flower receptacle or ovary that bears nectar or, less commonly, the stamens.

verb

Meaning

  • To harrow

noun

Meaning

  • A removable disk used for storing digital data, measuring between 2 and 8 inches diagonally and storing between 80 KB and 240 MB.

Synonyms

disk,
diskette,
floppy,
floppy diskette