renzev@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoIs "disk" just a different spelling of "disc" or are they actually different words?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up135arrow-down1imageIs "disk" just a different spelling of "disc" or are they actually different words?lemmy.worldrenzev@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square69fedilinkfile-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-up1·2 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-squareOaksey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 months agoI was wondering how CD-RW works, if anyone else wants to know: https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/question655.htm They have a layer that can change between clear and opaque that is changed by having different temperatures applied to it.
minus-squareEleventhHour@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoupvoted for your spiffy drawing, although i don’t agree with it
minus-squareMewtwoLikesMemes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoLol, thanks. What about my distinction do you disagree with, though?
minus-squareEleventhHour@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 months agoI don’t think the differentiation makes any sense at all. edit: to clarify-- this isn’t a criticism of the op’s sketch; i just don’t think any attempt makes sense
minus-squareproper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agomy attempt to simplify the above explanation; -disc =round -disk =storage Storage can be round but not all round things are storage
minus-squareflambonkscious@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoBut that doesn’t cover the round storage we call compact discs. It’s just nonsensical
minus-squareproper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoI mean to me compact disc sounds like small and round. Just happens to also be storage media 🤷♂️
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…
I was wondering how CD-RW works, if anyone else wants to know:
https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/question655.htm
They have a layer that can change between clear and opaque that is changed by having different temperatures applied to it.
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.
edit: to clarify-- this isn’t a criticism of the op’s sketch; i just don’t think any attempt makes sense
my attempt to simplify the above explanation; -disc =round -disk =storage
Storage can be round but not all round things are storage
But that doesn’t cover the round storage we call compact discs. It’s just nonsensical
I mean to me compact disc sounds like small and round. Just happens to also be storage media 🤷♂️