Disk
/dɪsk/
Definitions
2 meaningsA flat, circular object; a data storage device; or a similar object in other contexts.
/dɪsk/
A flat, circular object.
The hard disk in my computer crashed, and I lost all my files.
💡 Simply: Imagine a CD or a pizza. It's round and flat! It can store information or be something you throw for fun.
👶 For kids: It's a flat circle, like a plate or a Frisbee!
More Examples
She spun the disk on the record player.
The doctor examined the patient's spinal disks for injury.
How It's Used
"The computer's hard disk stores all the files."
"The athlete threw the discus a long distance."
"The sun appears as a bright disk in the sky."
A storage device for digital data.
/dɪsk/
A medium for storing digital data.
Ensure you back up your files on an external disk.
💡 Simply: It's like a special plate inside your computer where it saves all your games, pictures, and schoolwork.
👶 For kids: A special plate inside the computer that stores your games and drawings!
More Examples
The game was loaded from the CD disk.
I need to defragment my hard disk.
How It's Used
"The file was stored on the hard disk."
Idioms & expressions
hard disk
The main storage device inside a computer.
"The hard disk stores the operating system and all the user's data."
floppy disk
An outdated type of storage device; now largely obsolete.
"I used to save my school reports on a floppy disk."
From Latin *discus*, from Greek *dískos* (a disc, a quoit). The word entered English in the 16th century.
Originally referred to a quoit-like object. The technological meaning developed in the 20th century with the advent of magnetic and optical storage.
Memory tip
Think of a CD or a Frisbee – both are disks!
Word Origin
"disc, quoit"