Apart from the spelling of course.
2006-12-19 03:38:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
a computer drive is commonly called a disk with the k while the audio and video medium is usually called a disc with the c.
2006-12-19 03:45:46 · answer #1 · answered by delz 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Disc means a round and flat object, often used to describe DVDs and CD's (Digital Versatile Disc, Compact disc)
Disk, as in diskette, means a square computer disk.
2006-12-19 03:48:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Disk is the word you are used to which means something round and flat, often in the context of data storage, hard disk, floppy disk etc.
Disc was part of the term 'Compact Disc' coined by Phillips for their new digital audio format in the late 70s. Phillips were eventually part of the group of companies that developed DVD, so disc is used for them too.
Hope that helps!
2006-12-19 03:41:19 · answer #3 · answered by s__i 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Disc: Any thin, flat, circular plate or object like a hard disk or a compact disc.
Disk: Short for diskette like the 3.5" or 5.25" floppy diskette.
2006-12-19 03:45:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The difference in spelling is due to one being spelt the American way and one the British way.
As computers were predominantly American initialy, the American spelling was used
2006-12-19 03:53:45 · answer #5 · answered by Darren C 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
disc is for recording music in particular, or any data for that matter.
disk is a generic term for flat circular object
2006-12-19 03:46:38 · answer #6 · answered by Jared P 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
curly cuh
2006-12-19 03:45:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋