English > magnetic disc: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored. |
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| Synonyms | magnetic disk, disk, disc |
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| Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
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| Narrower | diskette, floppy, floppy disk | A small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit |
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| hard disc, hard disk, fixed disk | A rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit |
| Broader | memory device, storage device | A device that preserves information for retrieval |
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| Spanish | disco magnético, disco |
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| Catalan | disc magnètic, disc |
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