| NOUN | artifact | magnetic disk, magnetic disc, disk, disc | (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored |
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| 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 disc, disk, disc | |
| Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
| Narrower | diskette, floppy, floppy disk | A small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit |
| 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 |
| Spanish | disco magnético, disco | |
| Catalan | disc magnètic, disc | |
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