Is "disk" just a different spelling of "disc" or are they actually different words?
Is "disk" just a different spelling of "disc" or are they actually different words?
I heard some people say theyre the same thing, but others are adamant that they have different meanings. Which is it?
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I’ve always viewed it as the Disk contains the Disc. IOW, the floppy has the magnetic disc in it. The optical disc is the disc without the Disk.
Probably completely wrong etymologically, but semantically it’s fun.
6 0 ReplyWhere does that leave my solid state disk?
1 0 ReplyA carryover of terminology?
We still say “film” even though most everything is recorded and played back via digital video.
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