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Definition: Meaning of, disk in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dɪsk /

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disk disks
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  1. a small flat piece of plastic or metal which is used for storing computer or electronic information
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  2. the usual American spelling of DISC
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disk used in phrases

  • Microsoft disk operating system (noun)
    1. an operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal computers
  • RAM disk (noun)
    1. computing a virtual drive that is created by setting aside part of the random-access memory to use as if it were a group of sectors
  • Rayleigh disk (noun)
    1. an acoustic radiometer consisting of a light disk suspended from a quartz thread; when exposed to a progressive sound wave its torque can measure velocity
  • acetate disk (noun)
    1. a disk coated with cellulose acetate
  • boot disk (noun)
    1. computing disk on which operating system startup files are stored
  • brake disk (noun)
    1. a disk or plate that is fixed to the wheel; pressure is applied to it by the brake pads
  • compact disk (noun)
    1. a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
  • compact-disk burner (noun)
    1. recording equipment for making compact disks
  • disk access (noun)
    1. memory access to the computer disk on which information is stored
  • disk brake (noun)
    1. hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides of a spinning disk by the brake pads
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