disking

Definition of disking in English English dictionary: The vertical slicing of plowed soil by using a tractor attachment of sharply-edged disks The disks break up clods into smaller pieces and enable artifacts to be seen; Breaking up plants (above and below ground portions), organic matter and soil in preparation to improve the ground for replanting and to reduce plant competition; (harrowing) -A mechanical site preparation method of scarifying the soil by pulling an offset disk over a site to reduce competing vegetation and to prepare a site to be seeded or planted
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.
disk: {n} a quoit, the face of the sun, moon
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