disk also disc (d sk)n. 1. A thin, flat, circular object or plate. 2. Something resembling such an object: The moon's disk was reflected in the pond. 3. a. The disk used in a disc brake. b. A disk used on a disk harrow. 4. A round, flattened, platelike structure in an animal, such as an intervertebral disk. 5. Botany The enlarged area bearing numerous tiny flowers, as in the flower head of composite plants, such as the daisy. Also called discus. 6. Computer Science a. A magnetic disk, such as a floppy disk or hard disk. b. The data stored on such a disk: read the disk that came with the manual. 7. An optical disk, especially a compact disk. See Usage Note at compact disk. 8. A phonograph record. 9. A circular grid in a phototypesetting machine. tr.v. disked also disced, disk·ing also disc·ing, disks also discs 1. To work (soil) with a disk harrow. 2. To make (a recording) on a phonograph record. [Latin discus, quoit, from Greek diskos, from dikein, to throw; see deik- in Indo-European roots.] |
disk [dɪsk]
n
1. a variant spelling (esp US and Canadian) of disc
2. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Also called magnetic disk hard disk Computing a direct-access storage device consisting of a stack of plates coated with a magnetic layer, the whole assembly rotating rapidly as a single unit. Each surface has a read-write head that can move radially to read or write data on concentric tracks Compare drum1 [9] See also floppy disk
| disk or disc (dsk) 1. a. See magnetic disk. b. See optical disk. 2. See intervertebral disk. 3. The round, flat center, consisting of many disk flowers, found in the inflorescences of many composite plants such as the daisy. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  disk - something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate; "the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky"intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk - a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two) round shape - a shape that is curved and without sharp angles |
| 2. | disk - a flat circular plate acetate disk, phonograph recording disk - a disk coated with cellulose acetate brake disk - a disk or plate that is fixed to the wheel; pressure is applied to it by the brake pads deadeye - (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud diaphragm - electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves Frisbee - a light, plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; propelled with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competition coin blank, planchet - a flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin plate - a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic hockey puck, puck - a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey token - a metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines | |
| 3. |  disk - sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the grooveacetate disk, phonograph recording disk - a disk coated with cellulose acetate 78, seventy-eight - a shellac based phonograph record that played at 78 revolutions per minute | |
| 4. |  disk - (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is storeddiskette, floppy, floppy disk - a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; "floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price" memory device, storage device - a device that preserves information for retrieval computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures | |
| Verb | 1. | disk - draw a harrow over (land) |
Translations
disk [ˈdɪsk] n
disk
disk (Comput):
disk:
disk (Comput):
disk access
n → Datenträgerzugriff m
disk cleanup
n → Datenträgerbereinigung f
disk controller
n → Plattencontroller m
disk drive
disk:
diskless
adj (Comput) → plattenlos
disk operating system
n (Comput) → Betriebssystem nt
disk space
n (Comput) → Speicherkapazität f
n disk drive [ˈdisk ˌdraiv]
the part of a computer that is used to pass information onto or from a disk. skyfaandrywer قُرْص дисково устройство disková mechanika diskdrev; diskettedrev das Laufwerk συσκευή σε Η/Υ για ανάγνωση ή/και εγγραφή ψηφιακών δίσκων disquetera kettaseade قسمتی از کامپیوتر که لوح فشرده در آن قرار می گیرد levyasema lecteur de disquettes דִיסק डिस्क डाइव, बिम्ब, चकती, डिस्क, मण्डलक disk jedinica, diskovni pogon lemezmeghajtó (számítógépben) penggerak disket unità disco ディスクドライブ 디스크 드라이브 diskavedis diskdzinis bahagian dalam komputer diskdrive, floppydrive platedrev napęd dyskowy дисковод mechanika disku, disková jednotka računalniški disk disketna jedinica diskettstation, diskettenhet แผ่นดิสก์ (ทางคอมพิวเตอร์) disk sürücü(sü) 磁盤驅動 дисковід صوت نگار آلے میں قرص کو گھمانے والا پرزہ đĩa máy tính 磁盘驱动
disk → مكتب disk harddisk Scheibe δίσκος disco levy disquette disk disco ディスク 디스크 schijf plate dysk disco диск disk แผ่นดิสก์ disk đĩa máy tính 光盘
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