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Serious answer: "Disk" is short for "diskette", which uses diminution to connote "disc-like", and thus only applies to things that are not round. Each platter in an HDD is a disc; the entire unit is only disc-*like*, and hence a "diskette" or "disk" for short. (Not a serious answer at all)
May 7, 2025, 9:03 PM
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