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2 Definitions of: disk

1. noun, a variant spelling (esp US and Canadian) of disc
2. noun, Also called: magnetic disk, hard disk computing a direct-access storage device consisting of a stack of plates coated with a magnetic layer, the whole assembly rotating rapidly as a single unit. Each surface has a read-write head that can move radially to read or write data on concentric tracks. Compare drum. See also floppy disk
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1. noun, a flat circular plate
2. noun, something resembling or appearing to resemble this
3. noun, another word for (gramophone) record
4. noun, anatomy any approximately circular flat structure in the body, esp an intervertebral disc
5. noun, a) the flat receptacle of composite flowers, such as the daisy b) (as modifier)
6. noun, the middle part of the lip of an orchid
7. noun, a). Also called: parking disc a marker or device for display in a parked vehicle showing the time of arrival or the latest permitted time of departure or both b) (as modifier)
8. noun, computing. a variant spelling of disk
9. verb, to work (land) with a disc harrow
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Synonyms:	circle, plate, saucer, discus, Old-fashioned record, vinyl, platter (U.S. slang)

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