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Meaning
Noun
●
A
thin
,
flat
,
circular
plate
or
similar
object.
●
Something
resembling
a disk.
●
In Anatomy:
An
intervertebral
disc
●
A
vinyl
phonograph/gramophone record.
●
In Computer hardware:
Ellipsis of
floppy disk
-
removable
magnetic
medium
or a
hard disk
-
fixed
,
persistent
digital
storage.
●
In Computer hardware:
A
disc
- either a CD-ROM, an
audio
CD, a DVD or
similar
removable
storage
medium.
*
●
In Agriculture:
A type of harrow.
●
In Botany:
A
ring
- or
cup-shaped
enlargement
of the
flower
receptacle
or
ovary
that
bears
nectar
or, less
commonly
, the stamens.
Verb
●
In Agriculture:
To harrow.
●
In Aviation:
To
move
towards, or
operate
at,
zero
blade
pitch
,
orienting
the
propeller
blades
face-on to the
oncoming
airstream
and
maximizing
the
drag
generated
by the
propeller
.
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Origin
disk
English
δίσκος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
δικείν
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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Hdd
File
Harddrive
Computer
Device
Cartridge
Plate
Pagefile
Ssd
Server
Cylinder
Tape
Screen
Ram
Cache
Filesystem
Folder
Shaft
Rotor
Cpu
Tube
Database
Ring
Files
Surface
Block
Blade
Specimen
Desktop
Partition
Machine
Drive
Boot
Laptop
Cube
Usb
Ball
Drum
Storage
Screw
Rewritable
Wire
Wheel
Hard Drive
Sd Card
File System
Memory Stick
Flash Drive
Memory Card
Hard Drives
Storage Device
More
Rhymes
Disk
Cisc
Risk
Risc
Disc
Whisk
Brisk
Frisk
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