noun ⇨ See also ↑ disc
ADJECTIVE
▪ computer
▪ hard
▪ CD-ROM , DVD
▪ CD-R , CD-RW , DVD-R , etc.
▪ floppy , zip ( esp. AmE )
▪ master
▪
The master ~ can be duplicated as many times as required.
▪ backup
▪ program
▪ data
▪ server , system
▪ boot
▪ blank
▪ laser , magnetic , optical
VERB + DISK
▪ insert , put in
▪
Insert the ~ into the drive slot.
▪ remove , take out
▪ format
▪ read
▪
The computer reads the ~.
▪ burn , copy , duplicate
▪
I'll copy the ~ into a file.
▪ copy (sth) to , save (sth) to , save sth on
▪
The program automatically saves to ~ every 15 minutes.
▪
Save the document to ~ before closing it.
▪
The information can be saved on a ~.
▪ erase , wipe
▪
If you wipe that old ~, we can use it again.
▪ hold sth on , store sth on
▪
The records will be stored on the computer's hard ~.
DISK + VERB
▪ contain sth
▪
The ~ contains the program you'll need.
▪ hold sth
▪
Each ~ holds 4.7 GB.
DISK + NOUN
▪ capacity , space
▪
I'm running out of ~ space on my computer.
▪ drive
▪ storage
PREPOSITION
▪ from ~
▪
The information required can then be retrieved from ~.
▪ on (a/the) ~
▪
Do you have the file on ~?
▪
the data on the ~
▪ onto ~
▪
It is safest to save your design onto ~.
▪ to ~
▪
You simply download the pages to ~.