renzev@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoIs "disk" just a different spelling of "disc" or are they actually different words?lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square149fedilinkarrow-up1468arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1464arrow-down1external-linkIs "disk" just a different spelling of "disc" or are they actually different words?lemmy.worldrenzev@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square149fedilinkfile-text
I heard some people say theyre the same thing, but others are adamant that they have different meanings. Which is it?
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoWikipedia tells me that they were initially developed in England and finally patented in Germany, so I’m guessing that’s why the British spelling is used in that case.
Wikipedia tells me that they were initially developed in England and finally patented in Germany, so I’m guessing that’s why the British spelling is used in that case.