minidiskn.

Brit.

/ˈmɪnɪdɪsk/, U.S.

/ˈmɪniˌdɪsk/

Forms: see mini- comb. form and disc n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mini- comb. form, disc n.

Etymology: < mini- comb. form + disc n.

1. Computing. Usually in form minidisk.

a. (A virtual disk consisting of) a logical partition of a larger disk, esp. on a mainframe computer.

ΚΠ

1970 IBM Systems Jrnl. 9 203 A disk pack of a large disk storage facility such as the IBM 2314 may be suballocated into ‘mini-disks’; for example, several virtual 10-cylinder IBM 2314 disk packs.

1984 PC (Nexis) 24 Jan. 151 The user's virtual machine in VM/PC operates with one or more virtual disks at certain conventional addresses. These virtual devices have been known since the earliest days of CP/CMS as ‘minidisks’, since they were implemented as small partitions of real disks.

1995 Enterprise Syst. Jrnl. (Nexis) Nov. 22 VM [= virtual machine] uses minidisks and the Shared File System (SFS).

b. A floppy disk of a relatively small size; spec. a 5¼-inch (17cm) disk.

ΚΠ

1973 Computer Design 12 55/1 The availability of these ‘minidisc’ drives..substantially increases the design options open to the computer systems engineer.

1977 Wall St. Jrnl. 3 Mar. 8/3 Wang said the desk-top model, known as the PCSII, will sell for $6,200 and is the first computer on a desk to incorporate ‘minidisk’ random-access storage.

1989 HFD—Weekly Home Furnishings Newspaper (Nexis) 6 Mar. 109 Though we may begin to see sales of 5.25-inch diskettes erode slightly in the future, it's our feeling that minidisks will continue as a viable format for years to come.

1997 Computer Technol. Rev. (Nexis) Jan. 38 Development of drive technologies moved from 14-inch to 10- and 8-inch platforms, then to 5.25-inch, then 3.5-, 2.5 and even 1.8-inch ‘minidisk’ form factors.

2. Usually in form Minidisc. A proprietary name for: a magneto-optical disc resembling a small compact disc, which may be used to record sound or other data, or to play pre-recorded music, etc.

ΚΠ

1991 New Scientist 9 Mar. 27/1 Mini Disc is a magneto-optical disc, different from conventional optical CDs, and users can make and erase their own recordings on it.

1992 Guardian 10 Nov. 6/4 Sony are bringing out the mini-disk early next year.

1994 Rolling Stone 16 June 91/3 If you want digital audio and recording capability, consider the MiniDisc.

2000 Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) (Nexis) 29 Sept. a11 Someone broke into his home..and stole..a mini-disc player.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	minidisk
释义	minidiskn. Brit. /ˈmɪnɪdɪsk/, U.S. /ˈmɪniˌdɪsk/ Forms: see mini- comb. form and disc n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mini- comb. form, disc n. Etymology: < mini- comb. form + disc n. 1. Computing. Usually in form minidisk. a. (A virtual disk consisting of) a logical partition of a larger disk, esp. on a mainframe computer. ΚΠ 1970 IBM Systems Jrnl. 9 203 A disk pack of a large disk storage facility such as the IBM 2314 may be suballocated into ‘mini-disks’; for example, several virtual 10-cylinder IBM 2314 disk packs. 1984 PC (Nexis) 24 Jan. 151 The user's virtual machine in VM/PC operates with one or more virtual disks at certain conventional addresses. These virtual devices have been known since the earliest days of CP/CMS as ‘minidisks’, since they were implemented as small partitions of real disks. 1995 Enterprise Syst. Jrnl. (Nexis) Nov. 22 VM [= virtual machine] uses minidisks and the Shared File System (SFS). b. A floppy disk of a relatively small size; spec. a 5¼-inch (17cm) disk. ΚΠ 1973 Computer Design 12 55/1 The availability of these ‘minidisc’ drives..substantially increases the design options open to the computer systems engineer. 1977 Wall St. Jrnl. 3 Mar. 8/3 Wang said the desk-top model, known as the PCSII, will sell for $6,200 and is the first computer on a desk to incorporate ‘minidisk’ random-access storage. 1989 HFD—Weekly Home Furnishings Newspaper (Nexis) 6 Mar. 109 Though we may begin to see sales of 5.25-inch diskettes erode slightly in the future, it's our feeling that minidisks will continue as a viable format for years to come. 1997 Computer Technol. Rev. (Nexis) Jan. 38 Development of drive technologies moved from 14-inch to 10- and 8-inch platforms, then to 5.25-inch, then 3.5-, 2.5 and even 1.8-inch ‘minidisk’ form factors. 2. Usually in form Minidisc. A proprietary name for: a magneto-optical disc resembling a small compact disc, which may be used to record sound or other data, or to play pre-recorded music, etc. ΚΠ 1991 New Scientist 9 Mar. 27/1 Mini Disc is a magneto-optical disc, different from conventional optical CDs, and users can make and erase their own recordings on it. 1992 Guardian 10 Nov. 6/4 Sony are bringing out the mini-disk early next year. 1994 Rolling Stone 16 June 91/3 If you want digital audio and recording capability, consider the MiniDisc. 2000 Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) (Nexis) 29 Sept. a11 Someone broke into his home..and stole..a mini-disc player. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1970
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