▲ 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?
[–] bestagon@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is a VHS tape a disk then? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hildegarde@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, that's a tape. It has to be dis(c/k) shaped to be a disk. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 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) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] piccolo@ani.social 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hildegarde@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* thic(k/c) permalink fedilink source parent [–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago more disk shaped than flash memory. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hildegarde@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, that's a tape. It has to be dis(c/k) shaped to be a disk. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 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) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] piccolo@ani.social 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hildegarde@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* thic(k/c) permalink fedilink source parent [–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago more disk shaped than flash memory. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 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) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] piccolo@ani.social 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hildegarde@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* thic(k/c) permalink fedilink source parent [–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago more disk shaped than flash memory. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] piccolo@ani.social 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago more disk shaped than flash memory. permalink fedilink source parent
