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Disc
/dɪsk/
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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.
Synonyms:
disk
plate
platter
round
circle
Antonyms:
cylinder
sphere
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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.
Synonyms:
disc
plate
platte
Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
Ways to tell them apart:
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
c
s in them, hence
disc
.
When to use disc:
When to use disk:
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