[Ubuntu-l10n-eng] Disk or Disc

[Ben Goodger]

On 16/09/06, William Grant <william.grant at ubuntu.com.au> wrote:
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> Bruce Cowan wrote:
> > I notice a few instances of "hard disk" being changed to "hard disc".
> > Which of these are correct, as hard disks aren't round really.  I
> > realise the internal disc is round, but the whole thing isn't.
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> `Disc' is originally from the `Compact Disc' trademark, although it has
> fallen into more common usage these days.


Er, what? No, it's originally from the word "disc" which means "a round thin
object".

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