Is "disk" just a different spelling of "disc" or are they actually different words?
Is "disk" just a different spelling of "disc" or are they actually different words?
I heard some people say theyre the same thing, but others are adamant that they have different meanings. Which is it?
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Its a disk when its magnetic, disc when optical.
The way to remember it is that its disk because its magnetik.
What if it's optikal?
I cannot stress enough how efficiently you ruined my ability to use the memory trick.
Just remember the c in disc is shaped like a magnet.
Now you've gone and made things worse.
Is a VHS tape a disk then?
No, that's a tape. It has to be dis(c/k) shaped to be a disk.
the tape spooled up on the reel inside a VHS looks like a thi(c/k) dis(c/k)
thic(k/c)
more disk shaped than flash memory.
Including fridge magnets?
No a disc is round
ur a disc
But what if it's magnetic?
Is a plate optical or magnetic?
Depends on how you store data on it. If you write with a pen its optical.
I usually store food on them
So... neither?