disc

Noun
US[disk]/dɪsk/1 syllable
Synonyms: phonograph recordphonograph recordingrecorddiskplattersaucermagnetic diskmagnetic disc

Open English WordNet

Noun (4)discs

  1. sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the grooveSynonyms: phonograph recordphonograph recordingrecorddiskplatterType of sound recording, audio recordingKinds LP, seventy-eightParts acetate disk, phonograph recording disk
  2. something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate“the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky”Synonyms: disksaucerType of round shapeKinds point, intervertebral disc
  3. (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is storedSynonyms: magnetic diskmagnetic discdiskType of memory device, storage deviceKinds diskette, hard disc
  4. a flat circular plateSynonyms: diskType of plate, circleKinds acetate disk, deadeye, planchet, discus, token, diaphragm, Frisbee, brake disk, puck
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Disc (dĭsk), noun

Origin: See Disk, Dish.

A flat round plate; Biology A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disc, a germinal disc, etc. Same as Disk.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

disc disc drive

<storage, spelling> British spelling of "disk", normally only used for "compact disc".

(1995-07-30)

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