- another name for disk
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
magnet′ic disk′, [Computers.]
- ComputingAlso called disk, hard disk. a rigid disk coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
- ComputingSee floppy disk.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
magnetic disk n
'magnetic disk' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
band
- disk
- file
- floppy disk
- format
- overwrite
- cylinder
- DASD
- disk drive
- erase
- hard disk
- peripheral
- read/write head
- track