renzev@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoIs "disk" just a different spelling of "disc" or are they actually different words?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageIs "disk" just a different spelling of "disc" or are they actually different words?lemmy.worldrenzev@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square33fedilinkfile-text
I heard some people say theyre the same thing, but others are adamant that they have different meanings. Which is it?
minus-squareMewtwoLikesMemes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoAs others have said and how I always see it: Discs are small, circular, flat objects, e.g. the discus; Disks are discs used for computer stuff, e.g. floppy disk(ettes), CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, hard disks, and so forth… In other words, all disks are discs, but not all discs are disks. Here’s a shitty drawing I made to illustrate:
minus-squareEleventhHour@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoupvoted for your spiffy drawing, although i don’t agree with it
minus-squareMewtwoLikesMemes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoLol, thanks. What about my distinction do you disagree with, though?
minus-squareEleventhHour@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoI don’t think the differentiation makes any sense at all.
As others have said and how I always see it:
In other words, all disks are discs, but not all discs are disks.
Here’s a shitty drawing I made to illustrate:
But…
upvoted for your spiffy drawing, although i don’t agree with it
Lol, thanks.
What about my distinction do you disagree with, though?
I don’t think the differentiation makes any sense at all.