disc

Definition of disc in English English dictionary: A vinyl phonograph / gramophone record
Turn the disc over, after it has finished.; Something resembling a disc
Venus' disc cut off light from the Sun.; A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object
A coin is a disc of metal.; An intervertebral disc; (n ) An optical disc, as opposed to a magnetic disk, in keeping with the common spelling used in the CD (compact disc) market; for example, a CD-ROM is an optical disc See also disk; Apparently, CD-ROMs are 'Discs', hard drives and floppies are 'Disks' I think there should be some elaboration on this I think this is silly In my book, a disk is a round, flat thing, a 'Disc' is a round flat thing attempting to look sophisticated; the cartilaginous pad between the bones of the spinal column; Nonmagnetic data storage medium using laser technology for writing and reading information By convention, optical discs (laser based) are denoted by the word "disc"; magnetic floppy and hard disks are denoted by the word "disk"; {i} disk; phonograph record (Archaic); compact disc; flat circular object; circular object covered in magnetic material and used for storing computer data (Computers); central part of a flower head; (Anatomy) flat round cartilage structure in the skeleton of a person or animal separating vertebraes in the spine; (Biology) circular structure in plants or animals (as blood disk); discus, round metal disc which is thrown in athletic competitions; (Agriculture) circular steel blade having a sharp edge used on a plow or disk harrow; This spelling always refers to a CD-ROM or compact-disc; A circle together with its interior; Front plate of a sprayer nozzle having a central orifice; A disc is a flat, circular shape or object. Most shredding machines are based on a revolving disc fitted with replaceable blades; Domestic international sales corporation Discrepancy - Letter of credit - When documents presented do not conform to the letter of credit it is referred to as a discrepancy; A flat round plate A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disc, a germinal disc, etc; (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored; something with a round shape like a flat circular plate; sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves; formerly used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracked in the grooves; = HEGIS Discipline Code used for national and CSU reporting; This spelling of the word disk is often used when referring to optical discs such as compact discs; It may be a floppy disk, or it may be a hard disk Either way, it is a magnetic storage medium on which data is digitally stored May also refer to a CD-ROM; Domestic international sales corporation (see Chapter 11); Domestic international sales corporation; An abbreviation for discount; a flat circular plate; See: Domestic International Sales Corporation; A disc is one of the thin, circular pieces of cartilage which separates the bones in your back. I had slipped a disc and was frozen in a spasm of pain. see also disk, compact disc, slipped disc. Variant of disk. discount. digital versatile disc digital video disc compact disc read only memory compact disc disc jockey; A generic name for optical recording media (as opposed to "disk" which refers to magnetic recording media); Made of metal, it is connected to the wheel and rotates with the wheel The disc provides a smooth surface for the brake pads to rub against When the brakes are applied, the brake pads are forced to rub against the disc; this friction causes the wheel to slow and eventually stop; another term for optic nerve head, found at the back of the eye where nerve fibers exit the eye to form the optic nerve; The tough, elastic structure that is between the bodies of spinal vertebrae The disc consists of an outer annulus fibrosus enclosing an inner nucleus pulposus; Flat, round material between the spinal vertebrae which provide a cushion-like support against shock; Digital International Switching Centre; Optical storage media (CD, DVD, and video disc); Same as Disk; Term used to describe optical storage media (laserdisc, compact disc); The spelling disk is also used in American English, mainly for meaning 1; A circular blank fabricated from plate, sheet or foil from which a central concentric area has been removed; A metal disk covered with a magnetic recording material Each platter contains a number of circular recording tracks AKA "Platter"
disc brake: A type of brake where the friction is produced by brake pads which are pressed against a disk
disc brakes: plural form of disc brake
disc drive: Alternative spelling of disk drive
disc drives: plural form of disc drive
disc jockey: A person who plays and mixes music, usually pre-recorded, at nightclubs, over the radio, and/or as a backup musician for spoken word, or hip hop performers. Abbreviated as DJ or deejay
disc jockeys: plural form of disc jockey
disc-tongued frog: painted frog
disc brake: The disc brake or disk brake is a device for slowing or stopping the rotation of a wheel while it is in motion
disc brake: A brake in which the friction is caused by a set of pads that press against a rotating disk
disc brakes: (Otomotiv) A brake system, that looks a lot like traditional bicycle brakes, that applies caliper pressure against a disk on wheels ( called rotors) to stop a car. Older cars have disc brakes on the front wheels and drum brakes on the rear wheels. Many of the new cars have disc brakes on all four wheels
disc brakes: brakes that work by two hard surfaces pressing against a disc in the centre of a car wheel
disc harrow: {i} harrow supplied with a number of sharp metal disks on edge at an angle on one or more axles
disc harrow: disk harrow: a harrow with a series of disks set on edge at an angle
disc harrow: Variant of disk harrow
disc jockey: disc jock·ey disc jockeys in AM, also use disk jockey A disc jockey is someone who plays and introduces CDs on the radio or at a disco. = DJ. An announcer who presents and comments on popular recorded music, especially on the radio; a DJ. DJ someone whose job is to play the music on a radio show or in a club where you can dance. Person who plays recorded music on radio or television or at a nightclub or other live venue. Disc jockey programs became the economic base of many radio stations in the U.S. after World War II. The format generally involves one person, the disc jockey, introducing and playing phonograph records and chatting informally, usually extemporaneously, in the intervals. Because popular DJs are in a position to influence public tastes, record companies have sometimes attempted to bribe them with money and gifts, known as "payola
disc jockey: one who conducts a radio program of recorded music
disc jockey: a person who announces and plays popular recorded music
disc on key: {i} (Computers) disk-on-key, USB drive, flash drive, Plug and Play compact mobile device that uses flash memory and is light enough to carry on a key chain
disc-: Variant of disco-
digital video disc: {i} DVD, very high-capacity digital optical disk (originally the DVD, like CD, was marketed for entertainment and later for computer users); device on which such disks can be played
Blu-ray Disc: An optical disc storage medium used for data and video, introduced in 2006, having the same physical dimensions as a CD or DVD but greater storage capacity
Flexi disc: A phonograph record, made of a thin vinyl sheet with a moulded spiral stylus groove, produced between 1960 and 2000 and sometimes used as a means of including audio material with books and magazines
abrasive disc: a disc of abrasive material that rotates in a tool such as a sander
accretion disc: Alternative spelling of accretion disk
disk: A vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Turn the disk over, after it has finished.
disk: A floppy disk - removable magnetic medium or a hard disk - fixed, persistent digital storage
He still uses floppy disks from 1979.
germinal disc: Alternative form of germinal disk
hard disc: Alternative spelling of hard disk
hard disc drive: Alternative spelling of hard disk drive
imaginal disc: Any of several pairs of discs within the body of a larva that become part of the outside during pupal transformation
intervertebral disc: A disc between the vertebra in the spine
optic disc: The location where ganglion cell axons exit the eye to form the optic nerve
optical disc: A modern data storage medium consisting of a flat disc read mechanically by illumination with laser light. Various formats include the Laserdisc, compact disc, DVD, and Blu-ray
parking disc: A device placed inside a parked vehicle, indicating either the time of its arrival, or its legitimacy to park in a specified place
protoplanetary disc: an accretion disc surrounding a T Tauri star; thought to be the progenitor of a planetary system
slot-loading disc drive: A feed drive
disk: {n} a quoit, the face of the sun, moon
embryonic disc: (Tıp, İlaç) a.) BLASTODISC b.) BLASTODERM
embryonic disc: (Tıp, İlaç) the part of the inner cell mass of a blastocyst from which the embryo of a placental mammal develops ― called also embryonic shield
prolapsed disc: (Tıp, İlaç) Prolapsed intervertebral disc, slipped disc
spinal disc herniation: (Tıp, İlaç) A spinal disc herniation, incorrectly called a "slipped disc", is a medical condition affecting the spine, in which a tear in the outer, fibrous ring (annulus fibrosus) of an intervertebral disc allows the soft, central portion (nucleus pulposus) to bulge out. This tear in the disc ring may result in the release of inflammatory chemical mediators which may directly cause severe pain, even in the absence of nerve root compression. This is the rationale for the use of anti-inflammatory treatments for pain associated with disc herniation, protrusion, bulge, or disc tear
Mini Disc: a very small, round disk that is used for recording music
cervical disc syndrome: an abnormal condition resulting from compression of spinal nerve roots in the neck region; involves neck pains and muscular weakness and paresthesia
compact disc: an optical disk, 4 3/4 inches (120 mm ) in diameter, on which program data, music, etc is digitally encoded for a laser beam to scan, decode, and transmit to a playback system, computer monitor, or television set
compact disc: Compact Disc An impact resistant, transparent, polycarbonate plastic disc with a highly reflective vaporized aluminum surface using a digitally quided laser beam
compact disc: A music disc holding stereo audio signals, coded with 44,100 samples/sec x 16 bits x 2 channels yielding a bit rate of 1 4Mbits/sec, a higher bit rate than used by Dolby Digital coding, but the same as the DTS bit rate
compact disc: – Synonym of compact disc read only memory
compact disc: Widely used optical disk format
compact disc: An optical disc on which data is encoded OCLC CatCD for Windows stores the Authority File and subsets of records from WorldCat on compact discs The subsets of records are for subject categories, for example, law or medicine
compact disc: com·pact disc compact discs in AM, also use compact disk Compact discs are small shiny discs that contain music or computer information. The abbreviation CD is also used. CD a small circular piece of hard plastic on which high-quality recorded sound or large quantities of information can be stored. Molded plastic disc containing digital data that is scanned by a laser beam for the reproduction of recorded sound or other information. Since its commercial introduction in 1982, the audio CD has become the dominant format for high-fidelity recorded music. Digital audio data can be converted to analog form to reproduce the original audio signal (see digital-to-analog conversion). Coinvented by Philips Electronics and Sony Corp. in 1980, the compact disc has expanded beyond audio recordings into other storage-and-distribution uses, notably for computers (CD-ROM) and entertainment systems (videodisc and DVD). An audio CD can store just over an hour of music. A CD-ROM can contain up to 680 megabytes of computer data. A DVD, the same size as traditional CDs, is able to store up to 17 gigabytes of data, such as high-definition digital video files
compact disc: A small optical disk with digital audio recorded on it
compact disc: a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
compact disc: This describes the media used by CD-ROM players The data on a compact disc are encoded as a series of dips and raised areas These two states represent binary data the same number system used by microprocessors The CD-ROM player shines a laser beam onto the surface of the disc and measures the light that is reflected back The intensity of the light that is reflected back enables the player to distinguish individual binary digits See CD-ROM
compact disc: an optical storage device capable of holding up to 650 MB
compact disc: small disk used for storing computerized information (i.e. computer programs, music, etc.)
compact disc: An audio disc on which sound is recorded digitally 5 3a, 14 2
compact disc: A thin metal disc used to digitally store data (such as music, images, or programs) for playback See also CD-ROM
compact disc player: a CD player
computer output to laser disc: (Computers) storage of data on optical discs (i.e. CD-ROMs), COLD
disc jockey: {i} deejay
discs: plural of disc
disk: 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
disk: The lower side of the body of some invertebrates, especially when used for locomotion, when it is often called a creeping disk
disk: a flat circular plate something with a round shape like a flat circular plate
disk: A vinyl phonograph / gramophone record
disk: A storage medium consisting of a spinning disk coated with magnetic material for recording digital information
disk: 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
disk: A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object
disk: Rotating magnetic media which supports direct or random access; cf floppy disk, hard disk
disk: A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disk; germinal disk, etc
disk: 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)
disk: (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
disk: Magnetic storage media (floppy disk or hard disk)
disk: a flat circular plate
disk: (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
disk: Magnetic medium for data storage; see floppy disk and hard disk (Compare with disc )
disk: 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
disk: The visible surface of the Sun (or any heavenly body) projected against the sky
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
disk: A magnetic storage medium A disk is round and flat and functions a bit like a cassette tape does - by permanently storing files and information that you can use or play back later
disk: The rotating platter on which data is stored in a hard drive It consists of a thin, ridged substrate of metal or glass on which is deposited a thin layer of magnetic material
disk: A discus; a quoit
disk: In computing, a thin disk coated with magnet material, on which information can be recorded Sometimes spelled disc
disk: A disc - either a CD-ROM, an audio CD, a DVD or similar removable storage medium
disk: A disk is a physical object used for storing data It will not forget its data when it loses power It is always used in conjunction with a disk drive Some disks can be removed from their drives, some cannot Generally it is possible to write new information to a disk in addition to reading data from it, but this is not always the case
disk: An electromagnetic storage medium for digital data
disk: A circular metal platter or mylar diskette with magnetic material on both sides that stores programs and data Disks are rotated continuously so that read/write heads mounted on movable or fixed arms can read or write programs or data to and from the disk See also floppy disk, hard disk
disk: Something resembling a disk
disk: something with a round shape like a flat circular plate
disk: sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves; formerly used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracked in the grooves
disk: The central part of a radiate compound flower, as in sunflower
disk: {i} flat circular object; circular object of covered in magnetic material and used for storing computer data (Computers); central part of a flower head; (Anatomy) flat round cartilage structure in the skeleton of a person or animal separating vertebraes in the spine; (Biology) circular structure in plants or animals (as blood disk); discus, round metal disc which is thrown in athletic competitions; (Agriculture) circular steel blade having a sharp edge used on a plow or disk harrow
disk: This spelling refers to any disk-based storage media, such as your computer's hard drive, a floppy-disk, and other storage media like Syquest or Zip cartridges
disk: In owls, the space around the eyes
disk: A two-dimensional surface defined by an origin (that is, the center of the disk) and two vectors that define the major and minor radii of the disk Defined by the TQ3DiskData data type
disk: A part of the receptacle enlarged or expanded under, or around, or even on top of, the pistil
disk: draw a harrow over (land)
disk: When referring to the sun, it is the visible hemisphere
disk: The anterior surface or oral area of cœlenterate animals, as of sea anemones
disk: (1) A magnetic recording medium (2) A magnetically coated platter that stores programs and data files [The two main types of disks are hard disks and floppy disks ]
disk: A medium for storing information Information stored on a disk remains there even when you turn your computer off, unlike information stored in memory (RAM) A floppy disk can be inserted and removed from a floppy disk drive, whereas a hard disk is permanently mounted inside its drive
disk: A disk is a circular-shaped material with a magnetic coating that can be used for storing data Most microcomputers have two types of disks: floppy disks and hard disks (hard drives) Floppy disks can be removed from the computer, while most hard drives are not removable
disk: The circular figure of a celestial body, as seen projected of the heavens
disk: A disk, or floppy disk, is small, square, and about the size of a baseball card It's usually made from plastic and metal, and you can keep information on it If you are listening to a song on the radio and want to save it for later, you might use a cassette to tape the song A disk works in a similar way, but with your computer
disk: The whole surface of a leaf
disk: A flat, circular plate; as, a disk of metal or paper
disk: Magnetic medium on which a computer stores information Disks include hard disk, floppy disk, removable disks, etc
disk: The surface of the Sun or other celestial body projected against the sky
floppy disc: small and flexible disc for storing computer data, magnetic disc for the computer
hard disc: Fast storage device where programs are stored See also IDE, EIDE & SCSI
hard disc: A high capacity storage device inside your PC Often known as drive C: although many computers may also have a drive D
hard disc: a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit
hard disc: rigid, not easily bent The hard drive disks are made from machined aluminum and have a similar magnetic coating painted on them that the floppy disk has
hard disc: The component in a computer used to store all the programmes and files you create Most modern hard discs have large storage space of 10 Giga bites or more
hard disc: a storage device usually found inside the PC
herniated disc: Extrusion of part of the nucleus pulposus material through a defect in the annulus fibrosus
herniated disc: Also called a herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP), disc rupture or a disc prolapse
herniated disc: displacement of the disc (the shock-absorbing pad of tissue between each vertebra) which then pushes against a nerve causing leg and back pain or arm and neck pain
herniated disc: The nucleus of a lumbar disc oozes out of the center of the disk, pressing against a nerve causing severe pain, after the annulus of the disk ruptures
herniated disc: The nucleus (or inner ring) of a disc is comprised of soft, spongy matter That enables it to absorb the shock of running, walking and movement in general A disc is herniated when the soft, spongy matter is forced out of the center of the disc into the spinal canal A herniated disc is painful because that escaped matter presses against one or more spinal nerves Other words for herniated are slipped, prolapsed, and ruptured
herniated disc: A disc that is displaced from its position between two vertebrae, with injury to the annular ligament
herniated disc: a painful rupture of the fibrocartilage of the disc between spinal vertebrae; occurs most often in the lumbar region
herniated disc: {i} slipped disc, painful rupture in the tissue which separates the vertebral bones of the spinal column
intervertebral disc: The disc forms a cartilaginous joint between the vertebral bodies, providing extremely efficient shock absorption Made up of the annulus fibrosis, nucleus pulposus and the cartilage end plates Research implies the disc is the most commonly damaged structure, being the most common cause of lumbar spine disorders
intervertebral disc: This is the soft tissue found between the bones of the spinal column, (i e , the vertebrae) They help cushion the spine from everyday stress (i e , running, walking, jumping, etc ) Through improper posture (i e , bending forward at the waist and twisting), discs can wear out (degenerate) This can lead to the condition known commonly by the laymen, as a "slipped disc", or a disc herniation
intervertebral disc: disc that forms a cartilaginous joint between the vertebral bodies, to provide shock absorption
intervertebral disc: An intervertebral disc is the flexible plate of fibrocartilage that connects any two adjacent vertebrae in the backbone or spine
intervertebral disc: disc that forms a cartilaginous joint between the vertebrae to provide shock absorption
intervertebral disc: a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two)
intervertebral disc: These comprise the spine and are made up of two distinct components: The annulus fibrosus forming the retaining wall for the nucleus pulposus
intervertebral disc: Fibrocartilaginous disc found between all the vertebrae of the spinal column, except the first two (the axis and the atlas)
laser disc: A disc on which sound and visual images are recorded
laser disc: A laser disc is a shiny flat disc which can be played on a machine which uses lasers to convert signals on the disc into television pictures and sound of a very high quality
laser disc: a disc that has video images encoded into it and read by a laser Similar to the storage of digital audio information on a compact disc (CD)
laser disc: A disc that is recorded with sound and pictures and read on a laser disc player by a laser beam
laser disc: A disc that is recorded with sound and pictures and read on a laserdisc player by a laser beam
magnetic disc: device for storing computer data and accessing random access memory
optic disc: {i} (Anatomy) optic disk, point where the optic nerve joins the retina, area in the retina of the eye which is not sensitive to light
optical disc: high-capacity storage medium for storing computer data which is read and written by lasers
picture disc: A phonograph record that has a picture displayed on the vinyl of one or both sides
slipped disc: If you have a slipped disc, you have a bad back because one of the discs in your spine has moved out of its proper position. slipped disk a painful injury caused when one of the connecting parts between the bones in your back moves out of place
slipped disc: {i} painful rupture in the tissue which separates the vertebral bones of the spinal column
tax disc: In Britain, a tax disc is a small round piece of paper displayed on cars and motorcycles which proves that the owner has paid road tax. a small round piece of paper on a car windscreen in Britain that shows the driver has paid road tax