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Disc vs. Disk

Disc

/dɪsk/
A flat, thin, round object or a device used to store data in computers

Examples:

My smoke disc always turns itself on."One of them is a smoke disc.She lost her smoke disc in the crowded dance club.

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Disk

/dɪsk/
A flat, thin, circular object or surface.

Examples:

She inserted the disk into the drive.Backup your data on an external disk regularly.Astronomers discovered a new disk galaxy.

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This word has no antonyms

Ways to tell them apart:

etymology
  • Disc is often used in British English, while disk is more common in American English.
  • Both disc and disk can refer to flat, circular objects, but the preferred spelling can depend on the context, such as medical or computing.
  • Disk is more commonly used in computing and refers to magnetic storage devices, like hard drives.
  • Disc is typically used when talking about optical media, such as CDs and DVDs.
  • Remember: CDs have cs in them, hence disc.
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