@renzev@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 months agoIs "disk" just a different spelling of "disc" or are they actually different words?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square149fedilinkarrow-up1461arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1457arrow-down1imageIs "disk" just a different spelling of "disc" or are they actually different words?lemmy.world@renzev@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 months agomessage-square149fedilinkfile-text
I heard some people say theyre the same thing, but others are adamant that they have different meanings. Which is it?
minus-square@Aggravationstation@feddit.uklinkfedilink125•edit-23 months agoDisc is short for discus. Disk is short for diskette, the square things some discs are kept in.
minus-square@Oaksey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink19•3 months agoIsn’t a diskette just a small version of a disk? Much like kitchenette to kitchen
minus-square@Aggravationstation@feddit.uklinkfedilink2•3 months agoI don’t think so https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk
minus-square@Oaksey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink10•2 months agoTo quote from your source: 8-inch floppy disk, inserted in drive, (3½-inch floppy diskette, in front, shown for scale)
minus-square@lone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish9•3 months agoGet outta here with your actual helpful answer
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.