A storage system for computers There are two types of disks (not discs ) in common use on computers: Floppy and Hard Floppy disks are the limited storage devices used to initally boot up your computer, and used by many as a convient way to loose data and spread viruses The name "Floppy" comes from the flexible mylar used as a backing for the magnetic material, whereas hard disks use ridgid aluminum platters Many people mistakenly consider the 3 5" floppies "Hard disks" because of their "hard" shell surrounding the media, compared to the old 5 25" and 8" floppies, which were very clearly floppy This is incorrect, but understandable if you have never shreaded a 3 5" disk to see the guts
The lower side of the body of some invertebrates, especially when used for locomotion, when it is often called a creeping disk
A storage medium consisting of a spinning disk coated with magnetic material for recording digital information
1) A round flat object (usually housed in a protective sleeve) coated with material that can be magnetized in a similar manner to tape 2) Any round flat object capable of storing audio signals (digital or analog) or digital data, including phonograph records and compact discs
Rotating magnetic media which supports direct or random access; cf floppy disk, hard disk
A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disk; germinal disk, etc
A round, flat plastic or metal object, coated with a magnetic material, on which digital information can be recorded Compare with: disc See also: floppy disk, hard drive, disk (Webopedia)
(n ) A round platter, or set of platters, of a magnetized medium organized into concentric tracks and sectors for storing data such as files See also disc
(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
Magnetic medium for data storage; see floppy disk and hard disk (Compare with disc )
In a computer, the disk is the part where information is stored. The program takes up 2.5 megabytes of disk space. see also disk drive, floppy disk, hard disk
now a 3-1/2" flexible magnetic platter onto which data can be stored, contained within a rigid plastic case, earlier floppy disks were 5-1/4" or 8" and contained within a cardboard cover