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disk noun

• US spelling of disc, also widely used in computing contexts.

disc noun

• a flat, thin circular object.
• "coins were made by striking a blank disc of metal"
Similar: circle, round, saucer, discus, ring,
• an object or part resembling a disc in shape or appearance.
• "the smudged yellow disc of the moon"
Origin: mid 17th century (originally referring to the seemingly flat circular form of the sun or moon): from French disque or Latin discus (see discus).


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