Disc 173735 224355063 2008-07-08T14:11:32Z Mwtoews 711150 use redirect {{wiktionary|disc}} {{TOCRight}} '''Disc''' or '''disk''' may refer to: ===Data storage=== *[[Aluminum disc]], a magnetic recording disc used mainly for early radio recordings *[[Blu-ray Disc]], a high-density optical disc intended mainly for video storage *[[Compact Disc]], a form of optical disc used mainly for audio data *[[Disc film]], a still-photography film format *[[Disk storage]], a general category of data storage mechanisms *[[DVD]], a form of optical disc used mainly for video and other data *[[Enhanced Versatile Disc]], an optical medium-based digital audio/video format under development (shortform EVD) *[[Floppy disk]], a magnetic data storage device using a flexible disc *[[Hard disk drive]], a non-volatile magnetic data storage device *[[HD DVD]], a high-density optical disc intended mainly for video storage *[[Laserdisc]], the first commercial optical disc storage medium *[[MiniDisc]], a magneto-optical disc-based data storage device *[[Optical disc]], a polycarbonate disc *[[RAM disk]], a volatile solid state drive *Transcription disc, a [[gramophone record]] *A generic name for [[secondary storage]] in a computer ===Science=== *[[Accretion disk]], diffuse material in orbital motion around a central body such as a star or black hole *[[Death Inducing Signaling Complex]], in biology, a multi-protein complex formed by members of the death receptor family of apoptosis-inducing cellular receptors *[[Debris disk]], a ring shaped circumstellar disk of dust and debris in orbit around a star *[[DISC assessment]], in psychology, a group of psychometric tests based on the work of William Moulton Marston *[[Disc (galaxy)]], a disc-shaped group of stars *[[Disk (mathematics)]], the region in a plane surrounded by a circle *[[Intervertebral disc]], in biology, part of the spine of an animal *[[Protoplanetary disk]], a rotating disc of dense gas surrounding a newly formed star, a form of accretion disc *[[Scattered disc]], a distant region of the Solar System thinly populated by icy minor planets *[[Unit disk]], a disc (mathematics) with radius one ===Motoring=== *[[Disc brake]], a device for slowing or stopping the rotation of a wheel *[[Disc parking]], a parking regulation with free parking when using a parking disc (clock disc) *[[Tax disc]], a vehicle licence receipt placed inside the windscreen in the United Kingdom ===Other uses=== *DİSK, the [[Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions of Turkey]] *[[Disc jockey]], a person who selects and plays pre-recorded music for an audience *[[Flying disc]], a throwing toy or Frisbee *[[Dundee International Sports Centre]], a sports centre in Scotland ==See also== * [[Spelling of disc]] {{disambig}} [[bg:Диск]] [[ca:Disc (desambiguació)]] [[cs:Disk]] [[el:Δίσκος]] [[fa:دیسک (ابهام‌زدایی)]] [[fr:Disque]] [[ko:디스크]] [[he:דיסק]] [[ja:ディスク]] [[ru:Диск]] [[simple:Disk]] [[sk:Disk]] [[sv:Disk]]