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.

Appears in

Simplified etymology

Disk is the chiefly American spelling of disc, which comes through Latin discus from Greek diskos, “flat, round object.” The spelling disk later became standard internationally in computing, as in disk drive.

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.

Topics

External links

• Google Images
• Cambridge Dictionary
• Wiktionary