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#162113 - 19/05/2003 02:43 Bitt?
CrackersMcCheese
pooh-bah

Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2489
Is it "disk" or "disc" as in computer terms? I swear its with a k, but my friends say c. I'm right I know it!

A disc to me is a round thing - disc shaped!

They've all been corrupted by Compact Disc and MiniDisc.

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#162114 - 19/05/2003 03:02 Re: Bitt? [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
David
addict

Registered: 05/05/2000
Posts: 623
Loc: Cambridge
When referring to anything where the full name is 'diskette' (ie. floppy diskette), you can only spell diskette with a k, so the 'disk' variant is correct.

While a hard disk isn't a diskette, it is normal to use the k spelling to maintain consistency.

It was common to use the c spelling for uncased platters (compact discs, etc) and disk for cased platters (floppies, hard disks) but Sony coming out with Mini Disc to keep the association with compact disc put an end to that.

While disc and disk mean the same thing as far as a dictionary is concerned, Sony invented the 3.5" floppy and called it a disk, so you should call it a disk. They invented the CD and called it a disc, so ditto. Following this logic, you should call hard disks 'Winchesters'.

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#162115 - 19/05/2003 03:06 Re: Bitt? [Re: David]
Roger
carpal tunnel

Registered: 18/01/2000
Posts: 5683
Loc: London, UK
http://mmd.foxtail.com/Archives/Digests/199608/1996.08.08.11.html
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_or_disc

Seagate uses "disc".

I use "disc" for CDs, "disk" for everything else.
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#162116 - 19/05/2003 05:30 Re: Bitt? [Re: David]
Ezekiel
pooh-bah

Registered: 25/08/2000
Posts: 2413
Loc: NH USA
Futher that logic, we should call all machines with interchangable parts Colts.

What caliber is your Winchester?

-Zeke
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#162117 - 19/05/2003 05:53 Re: Bitt? [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
rob
carpal tunnel

Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
If it is in an Acorn computer it is:

a) A Disc
b) Quite old

Rob

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#162118 - 19/05/2003 11:05 Re: Bitt? [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
wfaulk
carpal tunnel

Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
What they said.
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Bitt Faulk

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