disks

Spinal cushion shapes

Disks is the plural of disk, a flat circular object or shape.

Computer disks store data magnetically or optically: She backed up her files onto several disks.

Spinal disks cushion the vertebrae.

In American English, disk is the standard spelling, while British English often prefers disc, especially for music recordings and anatomy.

vinyl

record

Preserved account or achievement

  • turntableRotating music player
  • LPExtended vinyl recording
  • EPShort music collection

album · phonograph · groove · stylus · needle · platter · tonearm · cartridge · sleeve · label

computing

harddrive

Magnetic data storage device

filesystem · formatting · backup · bootable · encryption · mounting · eject · defragmentation · read-only · sector

circular

wheel

Rotating circular frame

hoop · plate · coin · orb · halo · loop · annulus · circlet · circumference · perimeter

rotation

spin

Rapid rotation around axis

axis · gyroscope · angular · momentum · centrifugal · whirl · twirl · rotor · flywheel · lathe

anatomy

vertebral

Of the backbone

bulging · slipped · lumbar · cervical · spine · cushion · cartilage · rupture · degenerative · compression

discgolf

frisbee

Throwable recreational disc

flight · plastic · throw · backhand · forehand · basket · fairway · chains · glide · fade

Opposites
geometric shape

disksspheres

Round solids, all points equidistant

balls · cubes · globes · orbs · cylinders

dimensionality

disksspheres

Round solids, all points equidistant

solids · volumes · cubes · blocks · masses

data storage medium

diskssolid-state drives

Non-mechanical digital storage

flash drives · cloud storage · SSDs · memory cards · thumb drives

Phrases
Family

disk, disc, discs, hard disk, diskette, floppy disk, disked, disking, optical disk

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G