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disk vs hard disk

hard disk vs disk

disk and hard disk both are nouns.

disk is a verb but hard disk is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disk Yes No Yes No
hard disk Yes No No No
As nouns, hard disk is a hyponym of disk; that is, hard disk is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disk:
  • disk: (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
  • hard disk: a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit
Other hyponyms of disk include diskette, floppy, floppy disk, fixed disk, hard disc.
disk (noun) hard disk (noun)
a flat circular plate a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit
sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
disk (verb) hard disk (verb)
draw a harrow over (land)
Difference between disk and hard disk

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