disk

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A flat, thin, round object or shape.

   The full moon hung like a pale disk in the night sky.

2. 2
   noun

   A flat, round device used for storing computer data.

   She saved the backup files onto a disk.

From Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “a circular plate suited for hurling”), from δικεῖν (dikeîn, “to hurl, to launch”). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, discus, dish, and diskos.

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