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disk vs storage device

storage device vs disk

disk and storage device both are nouns.

disk is a verb but storage device is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disk Yes No Yes No
storage device Yes No No No
As nouns, storage device is a hypernym of disk; that is, storage device is a word with a broader meaning than disk:
  • disk: (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
  • storage device: a device that preserves information for retrieval
Other hypernyms of disk include memory device.
disk (noun) storage device (noun)
a flat circular plate a device that preserves information for retrieval
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) storage device (verb)
draw a harrow over (land)
Difference between disk and storage device

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