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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:

Disc with a c tends to be used in medical or physical contexts.
Disk with a k is often associated with technology and computing.
Remember that disc refers to objects relating to shape or format, like a CD.
Disk is used when talking about magnetic storage devices, like hard disks.
Both words are derived from the Latin word discus.

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