Comment on Is "disk" just a different spelling of "disc" or are they actually different words?

Aggravationstation@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Oaksey@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Isn’t a diskette just a small version of a disk? Much like kitchenette to kitchen

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  • Aggravationstation@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I don’t think so en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk

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    • Oaksey@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      To quote from your source:

      8-inch floppy disk, inserted in drive, (3½-inch floppy diskette, in front, shown for scale)

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• lone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Get outta here with your actual helpful answer

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• hardcoreufo@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Thats how I interpret it as well.

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