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-square152fedilinkarrow-up1465arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1461arrow-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-square152fedilinkfile-text
I heard some people say theyre the same thing, but others are adamant that they have different meanings. Which is it?
minus-squareAggravationstation@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down4·edit-22 months agoDisc is short for discus. Disk is short for diskette, the square things some discs are kept in.
minus-squareOaksey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down2·2 months agoIsn’t a diskette just a small version of a disk? Much like kitchenette to kitchen
minus-squareAggravationstation@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·2 months agoI don’t think so https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk
minus-squareOaksey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 months agoTo quote from your source: 8-inch floppy disk, inserted in drive, (3½-inch floppy diskette, in front, shown for scale)
minus-squarelone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoGet outta here with your actual helpful answer
minus-squarehardcoreufo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoThats how I interpret it as well.
Disc is short for discus.
Disk is short for diskette, the square things some discs are kept in.
Isn’t a diskette just a small version of a disk? Much like kitchenette to kitchen
I don’t think so https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk
To quote from your source:
Get outta here with your actual helpful answer
Thats how I interpret it as well.