Polytropon wrote:
Hi Rob,
just a little terminology note (from me, Mister Use-the-correct-words):
If you are refering to a kind of hard disk, use "disk" with k.
Think like "diskette". If you are refering to optical media,
use "disc" with c. Think like "CD = compact disc".
Disk: disk pack, hard disk, disk drive
Disc: optical disc, magneto-optical disc, disc drive
Um, I don't want to get into spelling flames but from where I'm sitting
(the UK) "disk" is the American English spelling and "disc" is the
British English spelling of the same word which means in general a flat
thin round thing and in computing a (usually) spinning flat thin round
thing used for non-volatile storage. The distinction you make is one
I've not come across before, and I've worked with computers for nearly
40 years. I think it's better to simply qualify dis[ck] with an
adjective to disambiguate as necessary and accept that the US had a
spelling reform that the UK didn't so both forms are valid and
interchangeable.
See also: program v. programme, colour v. color, etc. :-)
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