disk

/dɪsk/

/dɪsk/

Other forms: disks; disking; disked

A disk is a round, flat circle. The face of the clock on your kitchen wall is a disk.

Disk, also spelled disc, refers to anything with a circular flat shape, like a Frisbee, a penny, or a dinner plate. In computing, a disk is a device that stores data, and in the audio/video world, a disk can be a musical compact disk, or a DVD, a digital video disk. A disk jockey is someone who plays music, either on LPs or CDs, on the radio. The Greek root, diskos, means "platter."

Definitions of disk

1. noun

   something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
   “the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky”

   synonyms: disc, saucer

   types:

   intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk

   a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two)

   dot, point

   a very small circular shape

   type of:

   round shape

   a shape that is curved and without sharp angles
2. noun

   a flat circular plate
   synonyms: disc

   types:

   acetate disk, phonograph recording disk

   a disk coated with cellulose acetate

   brake disk

   a disk or plate that is fixed to the wheel; pressure is applied to it by the brake pads

   deadeye

   (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud

   diaphragm

   electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves

   discus, saucer

   a disk used in throwing competitions

   Frisbee

   a light, plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; propelled with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competition

   coin blank, planchet

   a flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin

   hockey puck, puck

   a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey

   token

   a metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines

   subway token

   a token that is used to pay for entry to the subway system

   type of:

   circle, round

   any circular or rotating mechanism

   plate

   a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
3. noun

   a flat circular plate used for recording and playing back sound
   synonyms: disc, phonograph record, phonograph recording, platter, record

   types:

   L-P, LP

   a long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at 33.3 rpm

   78, seventy-eight

   a shellac based phonograph record that played at 78 revolutions per minute

   type of:

   audio, audio recording, sound recording

   a recording of acoustic signals
4. noun

   (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat plate on which information is stored
   synonyms: disc, magnetic disc, magnetic disk

   types:

   diskette, floppy, floppy disk

   a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer

   fixed disk, hard disc, hard disk

   a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit

   removable disk

   a hard disk that can be removed from the disk drive; removal prevents unauthorized use

   type of:

   memory device, storage device

   a device that preserves information for retrieval
5. verb

   draw a harrow over (land)
   synonyms: harrow

   type of:

   plough, plow, turn

   to break and turn over earth especially with a plow