The difference between Disk and Record

When used as nouns, disk means a thin, flat, circular plate or similar object, whereas record means an item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.

When used as verbs, disk means to harrow, whereas record means to make a record of information.


check bellow for the other definitions of Disk and Record

  1. Disk as a noun:

    A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.

    Examples:

    "A coin is a disk of metal."

  2. Disk as a noun (figuratively):

    Something resembling a disk.

    Examples:

    "Venus' disk cut off light from the Sun."

  3. Disk as a noun (anatomy):

    An intervertebral disc

  4. Disk as a noun (dated):

    A vinyl phonograph/gramophone record.

    Examples:

    "Turn the disk over, after it has finished."

  5. Disk as a noun (computing):

    - removable magnetic medium or a hard disk - fixed, persistent digital storage.

    Examples:

    "He still uses floppy disks from 1979."

  6. Disk as a noun (computing, nonstandard):

    A disc - either a CD-ROM, an audio CD, a DVD or similar removable storage medium.

    Examples:

    "She burned some disks yesterday to back up her computer."

  7. Disk as a noun (agriculture):

    A harrow.

  8. Disk as a noun (botany):

    A ring- or cup-shaped enlargement of the flower receptacle or ovary that bears nectar or, less commonly, the stamens.

  1. Disk as a verb (agriculture):

    to harrow

  1. Record as a noun:

    An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.

    Examples:

    "The person had a record of the interview so she could review her notes."

    "The tourist's photographs and the tape of the police call provide a record of the crime."

  2. Record as a noun:

    Any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference.

    Examples:

    "We have no record of you making this payment to us."

  3. Record as a noun:

    A vinyl disc on which sound is recorded and may be replayed on a phonograph.

    Examples:

    "I still like records better than CDs."

  4. Record as a noun (computing):

    A set of data relating to a single individual or item.

  5. Record as a noun:

    The most extreme known value of some variable, particularly that of an achievement in competitive events.

    Examples:

    "The heat and humidity were both new records."

    "The team set a new record for most points scored in a game."

  1. Record as a verb (transitive):

    To make a record of information.

    Examples:

    "I wanted to record every detail of what happened, for the benefit of future generations."

  2. Record as a verb (transitive):

    To make an audio or video recording of.

    Examples:

    "Within a week they had recorded both the song and the video for it."

  3. Record as a verb (transitive, legal):

    To give legal status to by making an official public record.

    Examples:

    "When the deed was recorded, we officially owned the house."

  4. Record as a verb (intransitive):

    To fix in a medium, usually in a tangible medium.

  5. Record as a verb (intransitive):

    To make an audio, video, or multimedia recording.

  6. Record as a verb (transitive, intransitive, obsolete):

    To repeat; to practice.

  7. Record as a verb (ambitransitive, obsolete):

    To sing or repeat a tune.

  8. Record as a verb (obsolete):

    To reflect; to ponder.

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