disk : Idioms & Phrases

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acetate disk

  • noun a disk coated with cellulose acetate
    acetate disk.
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brake disk

  • noun a disk or plate that is fixed to the wheel; pressure is applied to it by the brake pads
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compact disk

  • noun a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
    CD; compact disc.
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compact-disk burner

  • noun recording equipment for making compact disks
    CD burner.
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disk access

  • noun memory access to the computer disk on which information is stored
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disk brake

  • noun hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides of a spinning disk by the brake pads
    disc brake.
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disk cache

  • noun a cache that stores copies of frequently used disk sectors in random access memory (RAM) so they can be read without accessing the slower disk
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disk clutch

  • noun a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are disks
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disk controller

  • noun (computer science) a circuit or chip that translates commands into a form that can control a hard disk drive
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disk drive

  • noun computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it
    disc drive; hard drive; Winchester drive.
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Disk engine

  • a form of rotary steam engine.
Webster 1913

disk error

  • noun error resulting from malfunction of a magnetic disk
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disk file

  • noun (computer science) a computer file stored on a magnetic disk and identified by a unique label
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disk harrow

  • noun a harrow with a series of disks set on edge at an angle
    disc harrow.
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disk jockey

  • noun a person who announces and plays popular recorded music
    dj; disc jockey.
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disk operating system

  • noun an operating system that is on a disk
    DOS.
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disk overhead

  • noun (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing
    overhead.
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disk pack

  • noun (computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device
    disc pack.
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disk shape

  • noun the roundness of a 2-dimensional figure
    circularity.
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Disk shell

  • (Zoöl.), any species of Discina.
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disk space

  • noun (computer science) the space available on a magnetic disk
    disc space.
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disk-jockey

  • verb comment on music to be played
    DJ; disc-jockey.
    • He has a job disk-jockeying on the weekend
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disk-shaped

  • adjective satellite having a flat circular shape
    disklike; discoidal; discoid; disc-shaped; disclike.
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fixed disk

  • noun a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit
    hard disc; fixed disk.
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floppy disk

  • noun a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
    floppy; diskette.
    • floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price
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hard disk

  • noun a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit
    hard disc; fixed disk.
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Imaginal disks

  • (Zoöl.), masses of hypodermic cells, carried by the larvæ of some insects after leaving the egg, from which masses the wings and legs of the adult are subsequently formed.
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intervertebral disk

  • noun a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two)
    intervertebral disc.
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magnetic disk

  • noun (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
    disk; disc; magnetic disc.
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microsoft disk operating system

  • noun an operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal computers
    MS-DOS.
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optic disk

  • noun the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light
    blind spot; optic disc.
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optical disk

  • noun a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as tiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that scans the surface
    optical disc.
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phonograph recording disk

  • noun a disk coated with cellulose acetate
    acetate disk.
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ram disk

  • noun (computer science) a virtual drive that is created by setting aside part of the random-access memory to use as if it were a group of sectors
    • access to a RAM disk is very fast but the data it contains is lost when the system is turned off
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rayleigh disk

  • noun an acoustic radiometer consisting of a light disk suspended from a quartz thread; when exposed to a progressive sound wave its torque can measure velocity
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removable disk

  • noun a hard disk that can be removed from the disk drive; removal prevents unauthorized use
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Trochal disk

  • (Zoöl.), the cephalic disk of a rotifer. It is usually surrounded by a fringe of cilia.
Webster 1913