Pronunciation

/dɪsk/

Definitions

Noun

1. A device - A flat, circular piece of material, usually made of plastic or metal, used to store digital data, such as text, images, or audio files.
   • Example: “The hard disk in my computer stores all my documents.”
2. Optical disc - A type of physical storage medium, like a CD or DVD, used to hold digital data that can be read by a laser.
   • Example: “She burned her music onto a compact disc.”

Verb

• To transfer data onto or from a disk or optical disc.
  • Example: “I’m going to back up my files to an external disk.”

Adjective

• Flat, circular, or resembling a disk.
  • Example: “The disk-shaped logo on the company’s website.”

Phrases

• “Store data on a disk”
• “Read from a disk”
• “Backup to a disk drive”

Example Sentences

• Noun: “The old floppy disk contained important files from the 90s.”
• Verb: “I need to defragment my hard disk to improve its performance.”
• Adjective: “The new building has sleek, modern disk-like windows.”

Synonyms

• Diskette (historical)
• Platter (hard disk)
• Optical disc (CD, DVD, Blu-ray)
• Storage medium
• Data carrier

Related Terms

• Floppy disk (for older computer storage)
• Solid-state drive (SSD, a newer type of diskless storage)
• Optical reader/writer (for CDs, DVDs, etc.)