Meaning & use
Disk
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A flat, thin, circular object or surface.
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He slid the disk into the drive to install the software.
The doctor pointed to a herniated disk on the X-ray.
A note on using this word
Also spelled 'disc' in British English and in most non-computing contexts; 'disk' is the standard spelling in computing.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A round, cushion-like piece of cartilage between the vertebrae of the spine.
A slipped disk in his lower back left him in constant pain.
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