renzev@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoIs "disk" just a different spelling of "disc" or are they actually different words?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square149fedilinkarrow-up1468arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1464arrow-down1imageIs "disk" just a different spelling of "disc" or are they actually different words?lemmy.worldrenzev@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square149fedilinkfile-text
I heard some people say theyre the same thing, but others are adamant that they have different meanings. Which is it?
minus-square_g_be@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoWhere does that leave my solid state disk?
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoA carryover of terminology? We still say “film” even though most everything is recorded and played back via digital video.
minus-squareTwigletSparkle@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoThis is from Hard Disk Drive (HDD), which is a Hard Drive with a Disk. Some people think the HD stands for Hard Disk, and use it incorrectly in SSD, which has no disks.
minus-square_g_be@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoOh you’re right is solid state drive not disk
Where does that leave my solid state disk?
A carryover of terminology?
We still say “film” even though most everything is recorded and played back via digital video.
This is from Hard Disk Drive (HDD), which is a Hard Drive with a Disk. Some people think the HD stands for Hard Disk, and use it incorrectly in SSD, which has no disks.
Oh you’re right is solid state drive not disk