a magnetic disc that a computer uses for storing information. There are two types of disk: a hard disk which is rigid, and a floppy disk which is flexible.
Often used in reference to floppy disks. A disk stores information magnetically, like a floppy disk, or in laser readable format, like a compact disk. Disks can be small and portable or extremely large like the hard disk of a PC.
magnetic media used to store information.
With a "k" refers to a hard disk, or a floppy magnetic disk (diskette).
A flat circular plate with a coating on which data is magnetically stored in concentric circles (tracks). A fixed disk resides permanently inside a hard disk drive, whereas a diskette is removable.
With a 'k' refers to magnetic and magneto-optical disks (except MiniDisc).
See Hard Disk or Floppy Disk (also others). A disk is usally a permanent (hopefully!) storage device.
A medium of a removable drive.
Hard disk storage. A machine for storing large amounts of information. DEC workstation disks come in five sizes - 105, 210, 330, 660, and 1200 megabytes.
Magnetic media on which the computer stores information; also known as floppy disk or diskette
The magnetic medium on which the computer stores information. The disk can be a floppy disk or a hard disk.
A round, flat piece of flexible plastic (floppy disk) or inflexible metal (hard disk) coated with a magnetic material that can be electronically influenced to hold information recorded in digital (binary) form. "Disk" designates all non-optical computer disks.
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.
a number of rigid magnetic platters contained inside the computer, has a much larger memory capacity than floppies
The primary non-volatile data storage area of the computer.
Flat circular piece of magnetic storage medium used to store computer or video data, often encased in plastic, also called a floppy disk
A magnetic data storage device consisting of several round plates similar to phonograph records. Disks store large amounts of data and allow quick access to any piece of data.
The flat, circular region of a spiral galaxy extending out from the central bulge. The disk of a spiral galaxy often has distinct arms of stars and bright gas.
removable storage medium for microcomputers
Circular rotating magnetic storage hardware. Disks can be hard [fixed] or flexible [removable] and different sizes.
(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.
A computer storage device such as a CD or 3.5" floppy.
A physical data storage device attached to a computer. See also Basic disk, Dynamic disk.
A computer disk stores information magnetically, and can be small and portable (a floppy disk) or heavy and large (the hard disk of a PC).
A removable diskette or fixed disk that consists of a circular platter coated with magnetic material inside a protective case. See also hard disk, diskette.
or diskette: Magnetic medium for data storage. Either "floppy" diskettes (720K to 1.4 megabytes), or "hard" disks (usually 20 megabytes or more).
a device for data storage that enables direct access to any record. Disk storage differs from tape storage, which enables only sequential processing of records.
A unit that stores information.
Used to store computer information: hard disks are the internal memories for computers; floppy disks are small, square, removable cartridges; CDs, also removable, store vast amounts of information.
something with a round shape like a flat circular plate
(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
a circular piece of plastic that's covered with microscopic magnetic particles
a circular region or the interior of a circle
a magnetic storage device similar to a phonograph record
an input device when the computer reads data (including programs) from it
a non-volatile, randomly addressable, rewriteable data storage device
a non-volatile, rewriteable data storage device located within a storage tray
a physical object used for storing data
a physical storage medium
a random access device, but a tape is a sequential storage device, which means the access time for a file on tape has direct relation with the location of the file
a random access medium, like a music record or CD
a spinning piece of rock, which is magnetically charged to retain for a time the somewhat meaningful information to be garbled by the main rock
a type of storage device used by computers to hold information until needed for use by the computer
Two distinct types: the “hard disk” that is inside the computer and stores vast amounts of data (new computers currently come standard with 9–12 gigabyte hard drives); and the “floppy” disk, which is portable, 3.5" square, and can store about 1.4 megabytes of data (the name is a vestige of early 5.25" disks, which were flexible).
A ground engaging tractor attachment made with circular steel parts, affixed to the rear of the machine for tilling soil.
Most often a round platter coated with magnetically chargeable particles. As this disk spins rapidly, data is stored as magnetic patterns. Recently, disks using optical instead of magnetic means to store data have been introduced.
A rigid platter, usually constructed of aluminum or mylar, with a magnetic surface that allows the recording of data, that is stored inside the drive.
a magnetic storage device used to store computer information. Each disk appears flat and square on the outside; inside, the disk is circular and rotates so that information can be stored on its many circular tracks. (See floppy disk, hard disk.)
1. A magnetic device for storing information and programs accessible by a computer. 2. The rotor, a revolving piece of metal, against which shoes are applied to provide a braking action. 3. A two-dimensional figure defined by all points enclosed by a circle's diameter. 4 Often referred to as disc.
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.
A computer storage devise, either floppy (low-capacity, removable) or hard (large capacity, immovable) that stores data on concentric tracks.
Removable magnetic media storage, usually 3.5" square
A sometimes portable memory device coated with a magnetically sensitive substance on which data for a computer is stored. It is usually round, flat and rotates while in use. Data is usually stored and retrieved by heads mounted on movable or fixed arms.
Magnetic medium used for storing information.
Generic term for a type of storage device, such as a hard disk or a floppy disk ( diskette). So called because the important part, where the information is actually stored, is circular, although you can't see it because it is hidden away inside a protective shell.
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 is a general term that is used to describe flattened circular objects. Mostly it is used for round disk. In computer, any rounded media is known as disk. For example, hard disk, floppy disk and compact disk.
A thin, circular (or rectangular) object on which to store computer data.
A record-like, magnetic-coated piece of material that can store digital information; may be a hard disc or pliable (floppy) disc.
A magnetic storage device. e.g. a computer hard disk
A flat rotating disk covered on one or both sides with magnetizable material. Data is stored in concentric rings called "tracks" and read and written by a disk drive. There are two main types of disk: the hard disk and the floppy disk.
Magnetic storage medium on which information can be accessed at random (as opposed to sequentially). Contrasts with magnetic tape.
(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.
A memory system based on rotating disks coated with a magnetic recording medium.
A flattened, circular region of gas, dust, and/or stars. It may refer to material surrounding a newly-formed star; material accreting onto a black hole or neutron star; or the large region of a spiral galaxy containing the spiral arms. Also, the apparent circular shape of the Sun, a planet, or the moon when seen in the sky or through a telescope.
A thin, flat object with a circular shape.
A flat circular plate, coated with a magnetic material, on which data may be stored by selective magnetization of portions of the surface. May be a flexible, floppy disc or rigid hard disk. It could also be a plastic compact disc (CD) or digital video disc (DVD).
A flat rotating device for the magnetic storage of information, to be accessed by a computer .
A flat, circular piece of metal or plastic with a magnetic coating upon which information can be recorded.
floppy or hard, fixed or removable, a flexible or rigid rotating magnetic/optical medium for storing/retrieving digital data.
Refers to both floppy disks and hard disks, which are both a form of magnetic storage medium used to digitally store data.
Also sometimes known as a "floppy disk." A thin platter coated with magnetic material on which data can be stored via a computer.
A disk is a disc-shaped storage medium. See also floppy disk and hard disk.
A magnetic medium on which the computer stores information. See also floppy disk and hard disk drive.
In general, any circular-shaped data-storage medium that stores data on the flat surface of the platter. The most common type of disk is the magnetic disk, which stores data as magnetic patterns in a metal coating. Magnetic disks come in two forms: floppy and hard. Optical recording is a newer disk technology that gives higher capacity storage but at slower access times. DMA - Acronym for direct memory access. A process by which data moves directly between a disk drive (or other device) and system memory without passing through the CPU, thus allowing the system to continue processing other tasks while the new data is being retrieved. This is the place on the computer where information is stored. There are two kinds of disks: hard and floppy. Hard disks are permanent and attached to the insides of the computer. Floppy disks are portable and come in two width sizes: 3.5" and 5.25".
The spelling used for hard disk drives, such as SMD, SCSI, or IPI. Does NOT include CD-ROM.
A data storage device. See also floppy disk and hard disk.
a round plastic magnetic device on which computer programs and data are saved. There are three main types of disks: hard disks (maintained inside the computer), diskettes (a.k.a. floppy disks), and compact disks.
There are two kinds of disks: hard disks and floppy disks. They are both used to store information. Floppy disks store small amounts of information, usually about 1.4 megabytes. Hard disks can store anywhere from a small amount of megabytes to a large amount of gigabytes.
A device class that is defined by Tivoli Storage Manager at installation. It is used to categorize disk drives, such as internal disk drives.
Circular platter with concentric tracks that is used as a machine-readable storage medium.
A round, flat magnetic data storage device that can be rigid (hard) or flexible (floppy). A magnetized device contained within a hard or diskette drive records and reads the information. A hard drive is the primary permanent storage device in most PCs, while a diskette is the primary portable storage device. The term disk most often refers to the disk within a hard drive, but it also can refer to a rigid or flexible storage device.
A way to store information for a computer to use (such as the computer's hard disk or a data disk).
Refers to the most common form of data storage that uses disks of magnetized materials to save data.
A storage device, shaped like a disk, that is safer and more permanent than RAM. There are several types which include floppy disks, hard disks, and CD-ROM disks. All types are placed in a disk drive of some type for reading and writing information. Hard disks are usually mounted in the drives permanently while floppy disks and CD-ROM disks can be easily removed.
A round, flat, magnetic storage medium. A disk works like a cassette tape, storing files permanently, so you can play them back later. See also floppy disk and hard disk.
n A random access data storage medium that uses disks of mylar or aluminum coated with a material that can be magnetized. See "floppy disk" and "hard disk drive."
An tractor-drawn implement composed of circular plates arranged at an angle with the soil. Used to prepare the soil for seeding.
The term used for a medium on which is stored machine-readable data or program files (computer software); also referred to as a computer disk.
A flat, circular object with a magnetic surface that computers use to store files (documents and applications).
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
The 3" floppy disc has a hard plastic case, inside there is a flexible plastic disc which contains the data. The disc may be turned over, so it is possible to use both sides. A disk is also known as a "disc" and "floppy disc".
Term used to describe magnetic storage media (floppy disk, diskette, hard disk), as opposed to optical storage systems.
A flat, circular, platelike device with a magnetic coating on which information can be encoded and permanently stored. Disks can be flexible and movable floppy diskettes, or rigid and un-movable hard disks. Floppy disks are classified by physical size, 5 1/4 inch or 3 1/2 inch, and storage capacity in kilobytes (k) or megabyte (MB), while hard disks are classified as internal or external and by storage capacity in megabytes or gigabytes.
A circular plate used to store computer data; the disk can be fixed, removable, hard, or flexible.
A non-volatile, randomly addressable, re-writable data storage device. This definition includes both rotating magnetic and optical disks and solid-state disks, or non-volatile electronic storage elements. If does not include specialized devices such as write-once-read-many (WORM) optical disks, nor does it include so-called RAM disks implemented using software to control a dedicated portion of a host computer¡¦s volatile random access memory.
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.
Data storage medium e.g. floppy disk, hard disk.
A storage device used to hold files and directories. There are hard disks and floppy disks.
memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored, also see Diskette.
A non-volatile, randomly addressable, rewriteable mass storage device, including both rotating magnetic and optical storage devices and solid-state storage devices, or non-volatile electronic storage elements.
(usually refers to magnetic storage) A coated platter for storing programs and data files. The main types are floppy or hard disks.
A device on which information is stored for later retrieval on a computer.
In computing, a thin disk coated with magnet material, on which information can be recorded. Sometimes spelled disc.
A computer disk is a device for magnetically storing data (sound samples, songs for a sequencer, etc.), and a disk drive is the hardware that records data on to and reads it back from a disk. Disks enable libraries of data to be built up, and provide a reasonably permanent form of storage (remember that the memories of many instruments and virtually all computers are completely lost when the power is switched off). Cassette recorders are often used as a cheap alternative to disk drives, but are slower and less convenient.
A storage device for computer information. There are two basic types - hard disks (or drives) and floppy disks.
Same as magnetic disk. A round, flat magnetic recording medium with one or more layers deposited on the surface which data can be recorded onto.
A storage medium consisting of a spinning disk coated with a magnetic material for recording digital information.
Two distinct types. The names refer to the media inside the container: The hard disc stores vast amounts of data. It is usually inside the computer but can be a separate peripheral on the outside. Hard discs are made up of several rigid coated metal discs. Currently, hard discs can store 10 to 180 Gb (gigabytes) A floppy disc, 3.5" square, usually inserted into the computer and can store about 1.4 megabytes of data. The 3.5" square “floppies†have a very thin, flexible disc inside. There is also an intermediate-sized floppy disc called Zip discs, which can store 250 megabytes of data.
A flat, circular, magnetic surface on which data can be recorded in the form of small magnetized spots.
a spinning platter made of magnetic or optically etched material on which data can be stored.
storage: A round piece of plastic with magnetic stuff in it where you store information you want to keep around after you turn the computer off. Comes in hard and floppy varieties.
A storage device that is attached to a computer. See also: basic disk; dynamic disk