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[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 10 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

It was called "D" for "disk", duh.

(The above comment for legal purposes is a joke.)

[–] Cyber@feddit.uk 6 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

"D" was actually used for "Drink Holder"

[–] db2@lemmy.world 7 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Kratzkopf@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

I was convinced I had seen the spelling 'disk' before, so I looked it up and found this (new to me) and interesting distinction on wiktionary.

In most varieties of English, disk is the preferred spelling for magnetic media (hence floppy disk, hard disk, disk drive), whereas disc is preferred for optical media (hence compact disc, digital versatile disc, optical disc). For all other uses, disk is preferred in American English and acceptable in Canadian English, and disc otherwise. Less commonly, disc is used for magnetic media (as in floppy disc and discette); similarly, disk is sometimes used for optical media, as in compact disk and optical disk.

But also both forms seem to be usable for geometric disc shapes.

[–] myrmidex@belgae.social 1 points 1 hour ago

Not the greatest week for grammar nazis either it seems