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disc or disk Listen to audio/ˈdɪsk/ noun
plural discs or disks
[count] 1 : a flat, thin, round object
a plastic disc a cracker topped with a thin disk of sausage
2 disk : a flat, thin, round object that is used to store large amounts of information (such as computer data)
Insert the disk into the CD drive. There isn't much disk space [=room for storage on a computer disk] left.see also disk drive, floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk
3 disc a : cd
I don't have that recording on vinyl, but I have it on disc.
b old-fashioned : 1record 4see also disc jockey
4 medical : one of the flat, rubbery pieces that separate the bones of the backbone —called also intervertebral disc; — see also slipped disc

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