"disk" meaning in English

See disk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɪsk/ Audio: en-us-disc.ogg [US], en-us-disk.ogg [US] Forms: disk [singular], disks [plural]
enPR: dĭsk Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A disk is an object that is thin, flat, and circular.
    Sense id: simple-disk-en-noun-w3U2wYAH
  2. Something that looks like a disk.
    Sense id: simple-disk-en-noun-5dAWlBIV
  3. A vinyl phonograph / gramophone record.
    Sense id: simple-disk-en-noun-lHVl-sCL
  4. A floppy disk.
    Sense id: simple-disk-en-noun-cWsznbcg Categories (other): Computing
  5. A disc – either a CD-ROM, an audio CD, a DVD.
    Sense id: simple-disk-en-noun-E7YUs927 Categories (other): Computing
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          "text": "He still uses floppy disks from 1979."
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