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磁気ディスク (じきディスク, jikidisuku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

磁じ気きディスク

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Meanings

1

magnetic disk

Technical term in computing; refers to a storage medium that uses magnetic patterns to record data, such as a hard disk or floppy disk.

磁じ気きディスクはデータの長ちょう期き保ほ存ぞんに使つかわれる。

Kanji

磁magnet, porcelain
気spirit, mind, air

Related words

ハードディスク
A specific type of magnetic disk, typically referring to a computer's internal hard drive.
フロッピーディスク
An older, portable magnetic disk format; now largely obsolete.
光ひかりディスク
Optical disc (e.g., CD, DVD); uses laser technology rather than magnetism.

Built from

Magnetic disks are used for long-term data storage.

磁じ気き+ディスク

Etymology

Compound of 磁気 (magnetism) and ディスク (disk), a direct calque of English 'magnetic disk'.