▲ 463 ▼ Is "disk" just a different spelling of "disc" or are they actually different words? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by renzev@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 145 comments fedilink hide all child comments I heard some people say theyre the same thing, but others are adamant that they have different meanings. Which is it?
[–] pyre@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_(mathematics) preferred spelling here https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disk main entry lists disc as a variant spelling while the entry for disc: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disc notes it as a variant spelling of disk https://www.dictionary.com/browse/disc links to disk Cambridge online dictionary seems to agree with you more but it's always been the shittiest of them permalink fedilink source parent
