Re:Recovering “lost” treasure-filled floppy discs with an os...
by LeoPanthera on Monday May 17, 2021 @06:14PM
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Disk is (or can be) short for diskette - which means a disc in a protective sheath.
Meanwhile a "disc" is any flat circular object.
So floppy disk, hard disk, but compact disc, is correct.
The only medium I know of that doesn't obey this rule is the Sony MiniDisc. MDs are definitely diskettes, and so should in theory be spelled MiniDisk. But presumably that's for trademark reasons.
Meanwhile a "disc" is any flat circular object.
So floppy disk, hard disk, but compact disc, is correct.
The only medium I know of that doesn't obey this rule is the Sony MiniDisc. MDs are definitely diskettes, and so should in theory be spelled MiniDisk. But presumably that's for trademark reasons.