What (who) is disks - definition
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Disque; Disks; Disk; Dis(c/k); DISK; Discs; Disc (disambiguation); DISC; Disk (disambiguation)
disks
disk
<storage> 1. magnetic disk.
2. compact disc.
3. optical disk.
Note: the american spelling, "disk", is normal for most
computer disks whereas "compact disc", having come to
computers via the audio world, is correctly spelled with a
"c", indeed, this spelling is part of the CD standard.
(1995-07-30)
disk
n.
structure in a spinal column
1) to slip ('dislocate') a disk
2) a slipped disk
flat plate for computer storage
3) to format; make a disk; to copy onto a disk
4) a back-up; fixed, hard; floppy disk
USAGE NOTE: BE prefers the spelling disc for 1 and 2
Wikipedia
Disc
Disk or disc may refer to:
- Disk (mathematics), a geometric shape
- Disk storage
- Optical disc
Pronunciation examples for disks
1. and read rather than on floppy disks or hard disks
The 10,000 Year Clock _ Alexander Rose _ Talks at Google
2. essentially appear as disks.
Why Do Stars Twinkle
3. disks to Hitachi.
Atypical Girl Geek _ Katherine Hitchcock _ Talks at Google
4. onto compact disks and CDs.
Astrophysics for Babies _ Chris Ferrie _ Talks at Google
5. protoplanetary disks actually look like.
Head of Global Engagement at CERN _ Rolf Landua _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of disks
1. Earliest disks were 8 inches wide, more efficient disks shrunk to 5 1/4 inches, then 3 1/2 inches.
2. Authorities said the disks appear to contain classified material.
3. "Disks were the most logical answer, but we had to wait for Spitzer to see the disks." The orbiting Spitzer telescope sees the cosmos through infrared radiation, which makes it particularly good at finding the disks that swirl around stars, because the dust in the disks is heated by starlight and glows in infrared light.
4. "Current technologies to create multiple layer disks mostly don‘t work.
5. There was also illegal information with 5% of the disks holding "illicit data" and 1% of the disks bearing paedophile information.