Disc vs Disk - What's the Differences Between Them?

It is a frequent phenomenon that some English words may have a similar appearance, with the same meaning, but different spellings. There words are likely coming from the same root, but due to the different spelling and pronunciation custom of different English speaking countries, such as American English and British English, the appearance of the words would be different. For example, the words Disc and Disk are a pair that are evolved from the same root but finally go into different spellings. Also, the objects they stand for are different. In this post, we would talk about them. 

Part 1. Same Roots But Different Spelling

Originally, the word Disk firstly became a member of English language family in the middle of the 17th century. People used it to stand for the record, which was used to save some media content like video and audio recordings, whose shape was like a flat plate. Then the technicians of BBC tried to make Disc be different from Disk, so they separated these two words individually. Afterwards, Disk were referred to those in-house transcription records, while Disc stood for the commercial gramophone records. 

Late in 20th century, the differences in spelling and pronunciation between American and British English gradually became different. In United States, the "k" spelling were used more often. By comparison, the "c" is more prevail in the United Kingdom. So after the first hard disk storage device was invented in the United State, they used Disk to refer those devices. So today, Disk are more frequently used for those magnetic storage devices.

Part 2. Different Examples in UK and US 

As you can see from their history, the words, Disc and Disk have great similarity actually. They have similar spelling - both two words are originated from the same root Latin word, which is "discus". Also, they both refer to a device, which is a CD in the shape of a circle, flat plate. 

But they do have difference, here I would list you some examples.

Disk is more often used in American English and also stands for the hard disks.

By contrast, British English prefers to use Disc. In addition, it is more suitable to use Disc to describe those carriers with carry sound, a part of the agricultural equipment, or a thing that is in the shape of a disc and related to eye and ophthalmology.

Part 3. Distinction Between Disc and Disk

So how can you tell the exact differences between Disc and Disk? Here are the definitions of both word in details. According to them, you can have a clear mind on the distinction between these two words, Disk and Disc.

Disk

Dick stands for the object that can be inserted into the hard drive of your computer, which is an external device used for storing media content. If the disk is not encrypted, you can rewrite it through some third-party apps or programs.

Disc

As Disk refers to the hard drive, a Disc more likely to refer to the media, such as the audio CD, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-Video disc. All discs can be removed the content from, and you can also put some other contents into it for storing.

Part 4. Recommendation: Rip or Burn Disc/Disk

No matter a disc or a disk, people can make full use of them with so many well-performed third-party apps. Why say that? Sometimes you may want to rip the content out of a disc/disk so that you can play the media without using a hard drive. And maybe in other times, you want to save the media content into a disc/disk. So in the following, two excellent tools will be recommended to you.

Blu-ray Ripper

First, let's talk about the tool that can help you rip a disc/disk, which is Blu-ray Ripper. Blu-ray Ripper is a great ripper which can help you to rip the Blu-ray Disc/Folder to common media format. We know that Blu-ray Disc/Folder is often used to save the high quality videos, and Blu-ray Ripper can deal with the H.265 and 4K video without losing any of its quality, keeping the original one.

Look at its main features briefly:

• There are more than 300 output formats supported by Blu-ray Ripper;
• Blu-ray Ripper provides free and flexible parameter settings to make the ripped videos more advanced;
• High output quality are provided to save the output videos, including 1080p and 4K;
• Three acceleration technologies are applied for enabling faster conversion speed;Three acceleration technologies are applied for enabling faster conversion speed;
• More editing tools available - 3D effects, cropping/trimming, watermarks/subtitles/audio adding, etc.

DVD Creator

Now also looks at the tool to help you burn the video/audio content into a Disc/Disk, which we call DVD Creator.

DVD Creator helps users to burn any video to a DVD or Blu-ray Disc without hassle. By doing so, users can easily save their video content to the DVD or Blu-ray Disc for carrying to anywhere. It is a good choice if people want to save some memorable moments for long. 

Highlights of DVD Creator:

• You can convert video with any format to DVD using DVD Creator, including AVI, MPEG, 3GP, MP4, VOB, FLV, M2TS, MTS, TS, SWF, MKV, MPG, MPA, DAT, DV, NSV, MOV, QT, RMVB, DivX, DV, etc.;
• You are able to customize your DVD with certain menu and styles;
• The subtitles and audio tracks of the video can be adjusted before burning into the DVD;
• The videos can be edited instantly with the free video editing tools, and the instant previewing window is available;
• An easy and intuitive interface of DVD Creator is available for users to grasp easily.

Have you known the differences between the words Disc and Disk? There are slightly differences between them, so you can tell them clearly while using. In addition, if you need to rip content from a Disc/Disk, or save content into it, Blu-ray Ripper and DVD Creator are two great tools deserve your try. Take them if you need!