Lemmy [email protected]English • 1 year ago

Is "disk" just a different spelling of "disc" or are they actually different words?

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Is "disk" just a different spelling of "disc" or are they actually different words?

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Lemmy [email protected]English • 1 year ago

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I heard some people say theyre the same thing, but others are adamant that they have different meanings. Which is it?

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What about MiniDisc, the storage medium of the future?
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  Round optical disc in a hard caddy/shell

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