object-oriented programming object-oriented programing | creating a program that can use and support objects |
acetate disk phonograph recording disk | a disk coated with cellulose acetate |
brake disk | a disk or plate that is fixed to the wheel, pressure is applied to it by the brake pads |
compact disk compact disc CD | a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record, played back by a laser |
compact-disk burner CD burner | recording equipment for making compact disks |
disk disc | a flat circular plate |
disk access | memory access to the computer disk on which information is stored |
disk brake disc brake | hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides of a spinning disk by the brake pads |
disk cache | a cache that stores copies of frequently used disk sectors in random access memory (RAM) so they can be read without accessing the slower disk |
disk clutch | a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are disks |
disk controller | (computer science) a circuit or chip that translates commands into a form that can control a hard disk drive |
disk drive disc drive hard drive Winchester drive | computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it |
diskette floppy floppy disk | a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit, used to store data or programs for a microcomputer, floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price |
disk harrow disc harrow | a harrow with a series of disks set on edge at an angle |
hard disc hard disk fixed disk | a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit |
job-oriented terminal | a terminal designed for a particular application |
magnetic disk magnetic disc disk disc | (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored |
optical disk optical disc | a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as tiny pits etched in the surface, is read with a laser that scans the surface |
phonograph record phonograph recording record disk disc platter | sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove, used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove |
RAM disk | (computer science) a virtual drive that is created by setting aside part of the random-access memory to use as if it were a group of sectors, access to a RAM disk is very fast but the data it contains is lost when the system is turned off |
Rayleigh disk | an acoustic radiometer consisting of a light disk suspended from a quartz thread, when exposed to a progressive sound wave its torque can measure velocity |
removable disk | a hard disk that can be removed from the disk drive, removal prevents unauthorized use |
circularity disk shape | the roundness of a -dimensional figure |
intervertebral disc intervertebral disk | a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two) |
blind spot optic disc optic disk | the point where the optic nerve enters the retina, not sensitive to light |
disk file | (computer science) a computer file stored on a magnetic disk and identified by a unique label |
DOS disk operating system | an operating system that is on a disk |
MS-DOS Microsoft disk operating system | an operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal computers |
object-oriented database management system | a database management system designed to manage an object-oriented database |
object-oriented database | a database in which the operations carried out on information items (data objects) are considered part of their definition |
application-oriented language problem-oriented language | a language whose statements resemble terminology of the user |
computer language computer-oriented language machine language machine-oriented language | a programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers |
object-oriented programming language object-oriented programing language | (computer science) a programming language that enables the programmer to associate a set of procedures with each type of data structure, C is an object-oriented programming language that is an extension of C |
disk error | error resulting from malfunction of a magnetic disk |
disk pack disc pack | (computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device |
disk space disc space | (computer science) the space available on a magnetic disk |
disk overhead overhead | (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing |
disk jockey disc jockey dj | a person who announces and plays popular recorded music |
disk disc saucer | something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate, the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky |
disk-jockey disc-jockey DJ | comment on music to be played, He has a job disk-jockeying on the weekend |
harrow disk | draw a harrow over (land) |
oriented orientated | adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances, sometimes used in combination, the house had its large windows oriented toward the ocean view, helping freshmen become oriented to college life, the book is value-oriented throughout |
discoid discoidal disklike disclike disk-shaped disc-shaped | having a flat circular shape |