diskdisk /dɪsk/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
Word Origin
Word OriginWORD ORIGINdisk
ExamplesOrigin:
1600-1700 Latin discus ‘disk, plate’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Each player chooses a coloured disk and places it on the board in the space marked 'go'.
- He gazed up at the pale yellow disk of the moon.
- When over half the moon's disk is visible, we have a "gibbous" moon.
- Books on floppy disk are being targeted at the business market, where there are multitudes of personal computers in use.
- However, many disk writes are shortly followed by another to the same sector.
- In 1995, the stock market smashed more records than a disgruntled disk jockey.
- It was far too bright to be a star, but one could look directly at its tiny disk without discomfort.
- Originally Word fit quite neatly on a single 400K floppy disk.
- The disk is very delicate and often damaged particularly in the centre.
- This occurs in middle-aged and elderly individuals, but soft disk herniation also may occur in young adults.
- Tutorials on disk are the latest way to get to grips with problem areas.
Longman Language Activatorsomething that is shaped like a circle► ring
Collocations an object that is in the shape of a circle with a large round space in the middle: · Cut the onion into rings and fry in a little oil.· You have to throw the wooden rings so that they land around the bottles.· He sat in a corner blowing smoke rings.
► disk also disc British an object that is in the shape of a flat circle: · He gazed up at the pale yellow disk of the moon.· Each player chooses a coloured disk and places it on the board in the space marked 'go'.
► loop something such as a piece of string or wire that is curved round to make a shape almost like a circle: · The gate was attached to the post by a loop of rusty wire.· Pull the end of the string through the loop and tighten.
WORD SETS► Computersaccess, verbaccess point, nounaccess time, nounaccounting system, accumulator, nounadd-on, nounADSL, nounaffective computing, nounAI, nounALGOL, nounalias, nounANSI, anti-spam, adjectiveanti-virus, adjectiveanti-virus software, nounAPL, nounapp, nounApple, Apple Macintosh, applet, nounapplication, nounapplication software, nounarcade game, nounarchitecture, nounarchive, nounarchive, verbarray, nounartificial intelligence, nounASCII, nounASIC, nounASP, nounassembly language, nounasynchronous, adjectiveAT&T, attachment, nounaudit trail, nounautomate, verbautomated, adjectiveautomation, nounavatar, nounB2B exchange, nounB2C, adjectiveB2E, adjectiveBabbage, Charles, backslash, nounbackspace, nounbackup, nounback-up copy, bandwidth, nounbar code, nounBASIC, nounbatch, nounbatch processing, nounbaud rate, nounBerners-Lee, Tim, bespoke, adjectivebeta test, nounBig Blue, bioinformatics, nounbiometric, adjectivebit, nounbitmap, nounBlackBerry, nounbloatware, nounblog, nounBluetooth, nounBMP, nounbond certificate, book entry, bookmark, nounbookmark, verbbook of final entry, nounbook of first entry, nounBoolean, adjectiveboot, verbbootable, adjectivebootstrapping, nounbot, nounbotnet, nounbps, brain dump, nounbroadband, nounbrown goods, nounbrowse, verbbrowser, nounbubble jet printer, nounbuddy list, nounbuffer, nounbuffer, verbbug, nounbulletin board, nounbundle, nounbundle, verbburn, verbbus, nounbusiness continuity services, nounbusiness continuity services, button, nounbyte, nounCabinet Office Briefing Rooms, cable modem, nouncache, nouncache, verbCAD, nounCAD/CAM, nounCAL, nounCalifornia, nounCALL, nounCAM, nounCambridge, Capita, caps lock, nouncapture, verbcapture, nouncard, nouncathode ray tube, nounCAT scan, nounCBT, nounCD-R, nounCD-ROM, nounCD-ROM drive, CDRW, nounCD-RW, nouncentral processing unit, nouncentral processor, nounCGI, nounCHAPS, character, nounchat room, nouncheat, nouncheckbox, nounchip, nounchip card, CIM, CIO, clerical assistant, click, verbclickable, adjectiveclient, nounclient machine, client-server, adjectiveclient/server architecture, clip art, nounclipboard, nouncloaking, nounclock cycle, nounclock speed, nounclone, nouncluster, nounCOBOL, nouncode, nouncoder, nouncom, Comdex, nouncommand, nouncomm port, comms, nouncompact disc, nounCompaq, compatibility, nouncompatible, adjectivecompatible, nouncompile, verbcompiler, nouncompress, verbcomputer, nouncomputer (industry) analyst, computer-aided, adjectivecomputer-aided design, nouncomputer-aided manufacture, computer-aided manufacturing, nouncomputer-assisted, adjectivecomputerate, adjectivecomputer-based training, computer-generated, adjectivecomputer-integrated manufacture, computerize, verbcomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer modelling, nouncomputer science, nouncomputer system, computer virus, nouncomputing, nounconcordance, nounconfiguration, nounconfigure, verbconnect, verbconnectivity, nounconsole, nouncontrol, nouncontrol key, nouncookie, nouncoordinate, nounCorel, corrupt, verbcounter, nouncourseware, nounCPU, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncracker, nouncrash, verbcrash, nounCroft, Lara, cross-platform, adjectivecross-posting, nounCtrl, nouncursor, nouncut, verbcutover, nouncyber-, prefixcybercrime, nouncybernetics, nouncyberpunk, nouncybersickness, nouncyberspace, nouncyberterrorist, nouncyberwidow, noundata, noundata bank, noundatabase, noundatabase management, database management system, data capture, noundata centre, data dictionary, noundata encryption standard, noundata file, data interchange format file, data mining, noundata processing, noundata protection, Data Protection Act, the, Dateline, daytrader, nounday trading, nounDBMS, debug, verbdecision support system, decode, verbdecompress, verbdecrypt, verbdefault, noundefragment, verbDel, noundelete, verbdeletion, noundeliverable, noundematerialize, verbdemo, verbdemonstration version, denial of service attack, noundeselect, verbdesktop, noundesktop computer, noundesktop publishing, noundestination site, dialogue box, noundial-up, adjectivedigerati, noundigicam, noundigital nervous system, digital rights management, digital wallet, nounDilbert, direct access, noundirectory, noundisaster recovery, noundisc, noundisinfect, verbdisk, noundisk drive, noundiskette, noundisk operating system, display, noundisplay, verbdistributed processing, Dixons, dock, noundock, verbdocking station, noundocument, noundocument sharing, noundongle, nounDOS, noundot-matrix printer, noundouble click, verbdouble-click, verbdouble density, adjectivedown, adverbdownload, verbdownload, noundownloadable, adjectivedowntime, noundown time, downwardly compatible, adjectiveDP, noundrag, verbdrive, noun-driven, suffixdriver, noundropdown, noundrop down, noundrop-down menu, nounDTP, noundumb terminal, dump, verbdump, nounDVD, nounDVD-ROM, nounEasdaq, noune-book, noune-business, nounECN, noune-commerce, nouneditor, nounedutainment, noune-fatigue, nounE-FIT, nounEFTPOS, nounelectronic, adjectiveelectronic bill of lading, electronic cottage, nounelectronic data interchange, nounelectronic funds transfer, nounelectronic invoice, electronic mail, nounelectronic media, electronic publishing, nounelectronics, nounelectrosmog, nounEllison, Larry, email, nounemail account, embed, verbencrypt, verbend-to-end, adjectiveenter, verbenterprise application integration, nounentry, nounEPROM, noune-publishing, nounequipment leasing, erase, verbErnie, error, nounerror message, nounescape key, Ethernet, noune-ticket, nounE-ticket, nounexecutable, nounexecute, verbexecution, nounexit, verbexpansion card, nounexpansion slot, nounexpert system, nounexport, verbextension, nounextranet, nouneye scan, nounF2F, adjectivefabricator, nounfactory preset, nounfatware, nounfeed, verbfeed, nounfield, nounfifth generation computer, file, nounfile manager, nounfilename, nounfile sharing, nounfile transfer, filing system, filter, nounfirewall, nounfirmware, nounfirst generation, nounfirst in, first out, nounfirst-person shooter, nounfive nines, nounfixed wireless, nounflash, verbflash, nounflash drive, nounflash memory, nounflatscreen, adjectiveflat screen, flip chip, nounfloor broker, floppy disk, nounfly-by-wire, nounfolder, nounfont, nounfooter, nounfootprint, nounforklift upgrade, nounformat, verbFortran, nounforum, noun404, adjectivefreeware, nounftp, nounfunction, nounfunctionality, nounfunction key, nounfungible, adjectivefuzzy logic, nounGame Boy, gameplay, noungamer, noungaming, noungarbage in, garbage out, Gates, Bill, gateway, nounghost, nounGIF, noungigabit, noungigabyte, nounGIGO, GIS, nounGlitter, Gary, global, adjectiveGLOBEX, nounGMS, nounGoogle, gopher, noungraphical, adjectivegraphical user interface, noungraphics, noungraphics card, noungraphic software, grid computing, noungroupware, nounGUI, nounhack, verbhack, nounhacker, nounhacktivist, nounhandshake, nounhard copy, nounhard disk, nounhard drive, nounhardware, nounhard-wired, adjectiveHawk, Tony, Hawking, Stephen, head, nounheader, nounhelp, nounhelp desk, nounhelp menu, help screen, nounHewlett Packard, hexadecimal, adjectivehigh-definition, adjectivehigh-level, adjectivehigh-level language, highlight, verbhome computer, home office, nounhome shopping, hookup, nounhook-up, nounhost computer, hot key, nounhot link, nounhot spot, nounHTML, nounhttp, hyperlink, nounhypertext, nounIBM, icon, nounICT, nounidentifier, nouniMac, nounimport, verbinbox, nounincremental backup, nounincubator space, industrial design, infect, verbinfected, adjectiveinformation exchange, information retrieval, nouninformation system, information technology, nouninfowar, nouninitialize, verbinkjet printer, nouninput, nouninput, verbinput/output, adjectiveinstall, verbinstaller, nounInstinet, Intel, intelligent terminal, interactive, adjectiveinteractive whiteboard, nouninterface, nouninterface, verbInternational Securities Exchange, nounInternet cafe, nounInternet Service Provider, interpreter, nounintranet, nouninvoke, verbIP address, nouniPod, nouniris scan, nounISDN, nounISP, nounIT, nouniterate, verbiTunes, iTV, nounJava, nounjob, nounjob bank, Jobs, Steve, joystick, nounJPEG, nounK, KB, keno, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkeyboard, verbkeyboarder, nounkeypad, nounkeystroke, nounkeyword, nounkilobyte, nounkit, nounkludge, nounknowledge base, Kraftwerk, LAN, nounlanguage, nounlaptop, nounlaser disk, nounlaser printer, nounlaunch, verbLCD, nounlight industry, nounlight pen, nounline printer, nounlink, verbLinux, nounLISP, nounlisting paper, listserv, nounload, verblocal area network, nounlog file, LOGO, nounloop, nounlow-level, adjectiveMac, nounmachine, nounmachine code, nounmachine language, machine-readable, adjectiveMacintosh, nounmacro, nounmagnetic disk, nounmagnetic media, nounmagnetic tape, nounmail, nounmail, verbmailbomb, nounmailbox, nounmailing list, nounmail merge, nounmainframe, nounmainframe computer, main memory, manual, adjectivemaximize, verbmegabyte, nounmemory, nounmemory address, memory bank, nounmemory card, nounmemory hog, nounMemory Stick, nounmenu, nounmessage, nounmetadata, nounmicro, nounmicrochip, nounmicrocomputer, nounmicroelectronics, nounmicroprocessor, nounMicrosoft, MIDI, nounmigrate, verbmigration, nounMillennium bug, minicomputer, nounminimize, verbmips, mission-critical, adjectiveMIT, mixer, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmodem, nounmodule, nounmonitor, nounMoore, Gordon, Moore's Law, nounmorphing, nounmotherboard, nounMotorola, mouse, nounmouse mat, nounmouse miles, nounmouse potato, nounMP3 player, nounMP4 player, nounMPEG, nounMSC, nounMS-DOS, multimedia, adjectivemulti-player gaming, nounmultiple applications, multiplexer, nounmultitasking, nounnagware, nounNasdaq, nounNASDAQ, Naseem, Prince, National Market System, nounNEC, nerd, nounnest, verbNetscape Navigator, network, nounnetwork, verbneural computer, nounneural network, nounneuroinformatics, nounnewbie, nounnew economy, nounNintendo, node, nounnoise, nounnotebook, nounnumber-cruncher, nounnumber crunching, nounobject, nounobject language, object-oriented, adjectiveOCR, nounOfex, nounoffice machinery, offline, adverboff-line, adjectiveonline, adjectiveonline catalogue, online updating, nounon-screen, adjectiveopen, verbOpen Group, the, open outcry, nounopen system, nounoperating system, nounoperation, nounoptical character recognition, nounoptical fibre, nounoption, nounorder, nounorganizing business, OSI, nounoutbox, nounoutput, nounoutput, verbover-the-counter dealing, over-the-counter market, over-the-counter share, over-the-counter stock, over-the-counter trading, overwrite, verbP2P, adjectivepackage, nounpacket, nounpacket-switching, nounpage, nounpage break, nounpalette, nounpalm phone, nounpalmtop, nounpaperless, adjectiveparallel data query, parallel port, parallel processing, nounPASCAL, nounpass-along, adjectivepassword, nounpaste, verbpasting, nounpatch, nounpause, verbPC, nounPC Card, nounPDA, nounPDF, nounPDF file, pen drive, nounPentium, peripheral, adjectiveperipheral, nounpersonal communicator, nounpersonal computer, nounpersonal electronic device, nounpersonal organizer, nounpetaflop, nounphishing, nounping, verbpiracy, nounpirate, verbpixel, nounplasma screen, nounplatform, nounplatform game, nounPlayStation, plotter, nounplug and play, nounplug-and-play, adjectiveplug-in, nounpointer, nounpop-under, nounpop-up, nounport, nounport, verbportable, adjectivepost, verbpost-industrial, adjectivePostScript, nounPowerPoint, nounprint, verbprinter, nounprintout, nounprint-out, nounprint preview, nounprocess, verbprocessing, nounprocessor, nounprogram, nounprogram, verbprogram file, programmable, adjectiveprogrammer, nounprogramme trading, programming, nounprogramming language, PROLOG, nounPROM, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounprotocol, nounPsion, pull down, nounpull-down, adjectivepull-down menu, nounpunched card, nounquantum computer, nounQuarkXPress, queue, nounqwerty, adjectiveRAM, nounrandom access memory, nounread, verbread only memory, read-only memory, nounread-out, nounread-write, adjectivereal-time, adjectivereboot, verbrecall, verbre-chip, verbrecord, nounrecord, verbrefresh, verbreload, verbremaster, verbremote access, nounremote control, nounremote working, nounreseller, nounreset, verbrespawn, verbretinal scanner, nounretrieval, nounretrieve, verbretry, verbreturn, nounright-click, verbrip, verbroad warrior, nounrobot, nounrollover, nounROM, nounRoute 128, nounrouter, nounroutine, nounRSI, nounRTF, nounrun, verbsalami slicing, nounSamsung, save, verbscalability, nounscalable, adjectivescan, verbscanner, nounscramble, verbscreen, nounscreen-based, adjectivescreen dump, nounscreensaver, nounscreen saver, nounscreenshot, nounscroll, verbscroll bar, nounscroll key, SCSI, nounSEAQ, search, nounsearch, verbsearchable, adjectivesearch engine, nounSEATS, nounsecurity rating, SEGA, self-healing, adjectivesend, verbserial port, server, nounserver farm, nounservice bureau, nounservice pack, nounSET, nounset-up, nounSFA, nounSGML, nounshareware, nounshift, nounshift key, nounshoot-'em-up, nounshopping bot, sig file, nounsilicon, nounsilicon chip, nounSilicon Fen, nounSilicon Glen, Silicon Valley, sim, nounSIMM, nounsimulation, nounSinclair, Sir Clive, single sourcing, skin, nounslo-mo, adjectivesmall office/home office, nounsmart, adjectivesmart bomb, nounsneakernet, nounsoft copy, nounsoftware, nounsoftware engineering, SoHo, SOHO, nounSonic the Hedgehog, sort, nounsoundcard, nounsource code, nounspace bar, nounspam, nounspeech recognition, nounspeech recognition software, speech synthesizer, nounspellcheck, nounspellchecker, nounspell-checker, nounspider, nounspider food, nounspim, nounsplit screen, nounspreadsheet, nounspreadsheet software, spyware, nounstandalone, adjectivestand-alone, adjectivestandby time, nounStarr Report, the, nounstarter pack, nounstart-up, nounstorage, nounstorage unit, store, verbstore-and-forward, nounstrategic information system, stream, verbstreaming, nounStreet Fighter, string, nounstylus, nounsubdirectory, nounsubroutine, nounsuite, nounSun Microsystems, sunrise industry, nounsupercomputer, nounsuperserver, nounsupport, verbsupport, nounswitching, nounsynchronous, adjectivesyntax, nounsynthespian, nounsystem, nounsystem administrator, nounsystems analyst, nounsystems programmer, system tray, nountab, verbtab key, nountab stop, nountag, nountag, verbtape, nountape drive, taskbar, nountechie, nountechnical support, nountechno-, prefixtechnocracy, nountechno-geek, nountechnophobe, nountechy, telecentre, nountelecommuter, nountelematics, nounteleprinter, nounteleworker, nountemplate, nounterabyte, nounteraflop, nounterminal, nountestdeck, nountext-to-speech, adjectivethird-generation, adjectivethird-party software, thumbnail, nountickbox, nountick box, nountime out, nountime-sharing, nountitle bar, nountoggle, nountoner, nountoolbar, nountoolbox, nounTOPIC, nountop-level domain, nountop ranking, nounTorvalds, Linus, Toshiba, Tottenham Court Road, touchpad, nountouch screen, nountrackball, nountransaction processing, transputer, nounTrojan horse, nountroubleshooter, nounTTS, Turing, Alan, tutorial, nounundo, verbuninstall, verbunique visitor, nounUnix, noununlisted share, unlisted stock, unrecoverable error, unzip, verbup, adverbupdate, nounupgrade, verbupload, verbupload, nounuptime, nounusability, nounUSB, nounUSB drive, nounuser-friendly, adjectiveuser group, nounuser interface, nounuser name, nounUS Robotics, utility, nounVActor, nounvalid, adjectivevalue-added reseller, vapourware, nounVDT, nounVDU, nounVGA, nounvideocard, nounvideo game, nounvideo snacking, nounviral marketing, nounvirtual, adjectivevirtual corporation, virtually, adverbvirtual memory, nounvirtual office, nounvirtual organization, virtual reality, nounvirus, nounvoice print, nounvoice recognition, wallpaper, nounWAN, nounWAP, noun-ware, suffixwar game, nounWAV, nounwearable, nounWeb 2.0, nounweb browser, nounweb crawler, nounweb design, nounweb development, web-enabled, adjectiveweb hosting, nounweb log, nounweb log file, wide area network, wi-fi, nounWi-Fi, nounwild card, nounwindow, nounWindows, Wintel, wipe, verbWiponet, nounwireless internet, wireless networking, nounWord, Wordperfect, word processor, nounworkspace, nounworkstation, nounWorld Wide Web, the, worm, nounWozniak, Steve, write, verbwrite-protected, adjectiveWYSIWYG, nounXbox, XML, nounY2K, nounYahoo!, zap, verbzip file, nounzombie, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► available
1a small flat piece of plastic or metal which is used for storing computer or electronic information2the usual American spelling of disc → compact disc, floppy disk, hard disk, laser disk· A non-elastic limitation is the available disk storage capacity.· The code has been passed out on the nets for free and made available on disks.· To add a background image choose Format, Sheet, Background and choose an image from those available on your disk.· Source code listings for the programs described in the book are available on disk.· With luck Brix should now be doing the rounds on the bulletin boards and available from disk libraries shortly.· Every telephone directory is now available on disk.
► compact· Some predict that eventually everyone will carry all the sequences of his genes on a compact disk.· A compact disk player, rare for its day, fed Chopin and the Rolling Stones into fierce-looking, six-foot MartinLogan speakers.· It enables moving pictures as well as text and graphics to be stored on compact disks.· One listed his music cassettes, the second his compact disks.· It uses a Wavelet algorithm for video compression and provides compact disk quality audio and broadcast quality video.
► floppy· This will store more than 50 times as much data as the floppy disks with the biggest storage capacity!· When it succeeds, the virus then copies itself on to any more floppy disks inserted in that computer.· In the absence of networking, students need to submit work on floppy disks.· One of the easiest is to modify your computer so that it will not boot from a floppy disk.· It is capable of running entirely from floppy disks and so allows computer users without a hard drive to produce professional scores.· The whole program comes on a single floppy disk.· Ten years of world wide research, held on floppy disks, had melted.· Originally Word fit quite neatly on a single 400K floppy disk.
► free· In desperation, Dudley went back to the store where he had found the free sign-up disks and picked up another set.
► hard· There's no install program; you just copy the files across to the hard disk.· The hard disk drive is fast, too, with its own on-board cache.· A hard disk enables the microcomputer to store vast amounts of information on disk.· When compression software really goes haywire, you can lose everything on your hard disk.· The hard disk is also fast, without the benefit of a cache controller.· And because it's a DOS-based program, it won't take up masses of hard disk space.· When I first turned it on, it reported a hard disk failure.· This will execute a command in every subdirectory of a hard disk.
► magnetic· Search times are usually slower than magnetic disks, because the reading head has to follow a track.· Electronic cameras record light as a series of digital impulses on a magnetic disk.· These are referred to as Media Items and include magnetic tapes, disks, etc.
► optical· Once documents have been scanned and indexed, they have to be saved to optical disk.· See also Optical disks, Rewritable disks.
► single· The package is easy to use - it comes on a single disk and self-installs in a couple of minutes.· A single Macintosh disk, on the other hand, could hold ten of those chapters!· A single disk can contain 650 megabytes of data, equal to 200,000 typed A4 pages or 1,500 floppy disks.· Even then, a single missed disk could start the whole thing over again.· Windows 9x does not allow you to have multiple visible primary partitions on a single disk.· Originally Word fit quite neatly on a single 400K floppy disk.· The reason is simple, the program is now bigger than 800K and won't fit on a single disk!· The whole program comes on a single floppy disk.
► small· These are simple small disks made out of magnetic material which are small enough to be carried in a briefcase.· Instead, there was a series of concentric circles, surrounding a small black disk.· What's more, with email everything you send and receive can be filed in a relatively small amount of disk space.· You can also bake in small pancake-sized disks and store them for popping into the toaster later.
NOUN► computer· Copy all your computer disks and update them whenever you visit your headquarters.· Because each film will take up a tremendous amount of computer disk space, only one will be available at a time.· It was also reported that considerable quantities of files and computer disks had been seized during the raids.· The computer disk keeping record of vehicles coming in and out was later found to have been erased.· It is possible to lose the entire speech off a computer disk.· His publisher keeps a list on computer disk.
► controller· The video and disk controllers and network interfaces have been integrated directly on to the motherboard.· And how do I know which cards require a disk controller?· Install the disk controller and floppy disks.
► drive· Air is drawn in to this low pressure area primarily through the ventilation slots and also through the floppy disk drive apertures.· The faster the disk drive and controller, the faster the computer.· Myth-3: New disk drive technology that doesn't improve seek time can be dismissed as ineffective.· The screen displays a list of the macros stored on your default disk drive.· When is the 3.5-inch disk drive due for release? 4.· The disk drive ground and whirred.· Security features include a locking disk drive cover, locking lid and cable clamps.· Then the disk drive whirred once more and the question mark evaporated.
► space· However, you should still separate out your data, even if you do not intend to charge users for disk space.· Because each film will take up a tremendous amount of computer disk space, only one will be available at a time.· However, it may sometimes be necessary to move one or other to a different device due to disk space limitations.· Additional disk space is a dollar or two per megabyte per month, depending on total amount.· Hard disk space required: 318k Registration brings: peace of mind!· Windows software is required, along with 12 megabytes of memory and 10 megabytes of disk space.· And because it's a DOS-based program, it won't take up masses of hard disk space.· Multimedia titles, digital photography and other things your kids get into will eat up hard disk space.
► storage· Expansion in the number of users and disk storage supported are on there way.· The other kind is disk storage, commonly on a hard drive or floppy disk.· A non-elastic limitation is the available disk storage capacity.· This will slow it down, because random-access memory is much faster than disk storage.· When it comes to disk storage capacity spreadsheets don't normally take much space.· The disk storage available is defined by the System Supervisor for each lexicographer.· Both instruments have automatic setting of wavelength, bandwidth and gas flows, video displays, disk storage and full alpha-numeric keyboard.
VERB► copy· The file could be copied to another disk if space is a problem on the current working disk.· You write a memo on the one in the office, copy it to disk and take it home.· The cost of copying a disk of software or a tape of music is a fraction of the cost of the product.
► cover· Other species of Ophiolebes species have a thickened skin covering the disk and to a certain extent the arm spines.
► include· A sample project is included on the system disk and this may be viewed.· This will include disk compression, which will ease the space problem on your Compaq portable.· Security features include a locking disk drive cover, locking lid and cable clamps.· These are referred to as Media Items and include magnetic tapes, disks, etc.
► save· Once documents have been scanned and indexed, they have to be saved to optical disk.· If you already started the document and saved it on the disk, recall it for editing or addition.· I can either speak what I have written or save it on disk.· You can edit a new document as you type it or an existing one that is already saved on the disk.· The leaderboard keeps track of the games played and scores which can be saved to disk at the end of each game.· If you enter a document name, the sorted list will be saved on the disk under that name.· This can be saved to disk, displayed on your computer or included in documents.
► store· It enables moving pictures as well as text and graphics to be stored on compact disks.· You can combine, or merge, documents that are stored separately on the disk.· For example: a file is to be stored on a 3380 disk, fourteen records per track, starting at cylinder 23.· The screen displays a list of the macros stored on your default disk drive.· These sub-dictionaries are stored on disk and are read in as required.· Macros stored on disk are useful when you will use a series of keystrokes in many different documents.· He then said that the program would not have been patentable had it been stored on a floppy disk.· The file will be stored on disk line by line, with a carriage return after each line.
► use· It can be used on a hard disk computer or a floppy disk type with two disk drives.
► write· If no data has actually been written to disk in the meantime, further speed increases are gained.· The image is then written to a target disk at high speed and verified if required.· The read channel retrieves data stored on the disk and writes to the disk.· The message is initially held in memory, and when the call is finished is written to disk.· A master disk can be read into memory and once there can be written out to blank disks many times.