disk

8 definitions • 10 examples

a flat, circular device that is used for storing information:

Put the disk into the drive.

I saved the photos onto a disk for you.

a digital/audio/magnetic/optical disk

a circular flat object:

The dog's name was engraved on a little metal disk attached to its collar.

another spelling of

a flat, circular object:

The dog’s name is on a metal disk attached to its collar.

A disk is also a small piece of cartilage (= strong, elastic body tissue) between the bones of a person’s back.

A disk is also a flat, circular device that is used for storing information:

a hard disk

a flat circular piece of metal or plastic used for storing information on a computer:

a computer/back-up disk The data has been automatically stored on a back-up disk.

This information can be accessed online as well as on disk.

disk space/storage Its more advanced features include disk compression to save disk space.

transfer/copy/save sth to (a) disk

mainly US