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Is "disk" just a different spelling of "disc" or are they actually different words? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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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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[–] 23 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Its a disk when its magnetic, disc when optical.

The way to remember it is that its disk because its magnetik.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    What if it's optikal?

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  • [–] 30 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I cannot stress enough how efficiently you ruined my ability to use the memory trick.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Is a VHS tape a disk then?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    No, that's a tape. It has to be dis(c/k) shaped to be a disk.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    the tape spooled up on the reel inside a VHS looks like a thi(c/k) dis(c/k)

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Is a plate optical or magnetic?

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