nomis_nehc Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 I say both, in random. I don't follow any rules. :p haha, me too, but now to think about it, the disk/disc makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emon Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 That's how I distinguish the two. ha ha ... u got the funniest sig ever !! a nude chick and ur pc spec ?!@#$ :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
episode Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 Hard drives and floppy drives are definetly supposed to be disk, as is evidenced in Device Manager. CD/DVD and any other optical media is disc. Evidence? Open a music CD case, and on the top right corner it has the familiar Compact Disc logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgeburner Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 Tek has it right, Disk is short for Diskettes, and Disc for Compact Disc (They wouldnt make it Compact Disk, because a CD is not a Compact Diskette) I've heard rumors that the C was changed from the K, in order to further push the "Compact" idea. Who knows though, but Tek has the most logical response Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalizar Posted January 2, 2004 Share Posted January 2, 2004 Sorry to make another one of these, but i was sitting here trying to type it and could'nt figure out which way to spell it. This is definitly the most epic question ever asked to mankind. Choose wisely... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sin-ergy Posted January 2, 2004 Share Posted January 2, 2004 depends on what you're referring to! eg/ CD (Compact Disc) / Floppy Disk / Hard Disk / MiniDisc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpugeniusmv Posted January 2, 2004 Share Posted January 2, 2004 i always use Disk... but every time i see the word CD spelled out, it's always Compact Disc...I'm pretty sure i remember the Floppy Disks though... :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonobozoot Posted January 2, 2004 Share Posted January 2, 2004 i always use Disk...but every time i see the word CD spelled out, it's always Compact Disc...I'm pretty sure i remember the Floppy Disks though... :s yes, marriam webster lists Disc and Disk as the same but alternative spellings for the same word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatnipOligarchy Posted January 2, 2004 Share Posted January 2, 2004 we had this same discussion a month or so ago, youll find youi answer here https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=119720 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@V3R|CK Posted January 2, 2004 Share Posted January 2, 2004 dis-K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Allen Veteran Posted January 2, 2004 Veteran Share Posted January 2, 2004 depends on what you're referring to!eg/ CD (Compact Disc) / Floppy Disk / Hard Disk / MiniDisc Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalizar Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 we had this same discussion a month or so ago, youll find youi answer here https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=119720 oh sorry for posting it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XavierHyde Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 Depends, I guess. CD-ROMS are most certainly discs. Floppies and harddrives, on the other hand, are disks (short for diskette). So I didn't cast a vote on this as you did not specify which type of media you were reffering to. :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted January 5, 2004 Veteran Share Posted January 5, 2004 depends on what you're referring to!eg/ CD (Compact Disc) / Floppy Disk / Hard Disk / MiniDisc Yep. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriz Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 For a CD - Disc, for a Hard Drive or Floppy - Disk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianicoleman Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 we had this same discussion a month or so ago, youll find youi answer here https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=119720 lol pwnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malechai Veteran Posted January 12, 2004 Veteran Share Posted January 12, 2004 http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=disk http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=disc (merged) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark03 Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 i say disq. am i abnormal? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Veteran Posted January 12, 2004 Veteran Share Posted January 12, 2004 you're all wrong, it's diskette :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack_canada Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 It says disc on my burner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mipra Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Seen in thousand of times..but..hehe..never think about it..good question though. I think it should be Disc( Compact Disc). However, I think it should Hard Disk...right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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