| record track record | the sum of recognized accomplishments, the lawyer has a good record, the track record shows that he will be a good president |
| record | an extreme attainment, the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport), he tied the Olympic record, coffee production last year broke all previous records, Chicago set the homicide record |
| track record | the fastest time ever recorded for a specific distance at a particular racetrack, the track record for the mile and a half at Belmont is minutes seconds held by Secretariat since |
| world record | the best record in the whole world |
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 |
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 album
record album | an album for holding phonograph records |
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 |
record changer
autohanger
changer | an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention |
| record jacket | the jacket for a phonograph record |
record player
phonograph | machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically |
record sleeve
record cover | a sleeve for storing a phonograph record |
| 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 |
criminal record
record | a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted, he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court, the prostitute had a record a mile long |
written record
written account | a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events |
| won-lost record | (sports) a record of win versus losses |
| Congressional Record | a published written account of the speeches and debates and votes of the United States Congress |
| disk file | (computer science) a computer file stored on a magnetic disk and identified by a unique label |
medical history
medical record
anamnesis | the case history of a medical patient as recalled by the patient |
historical document
historical paper
historical record | writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.) |
annals
chronological record | a chronological account of events in successive years |
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 |
album
record album | one or more recordings issued together, originally released on -inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc |
record record book
book | a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone, Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record', his name is in all the record books |
| record | anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events, the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques |
graph
graphical record | a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes |
| disk error | error resulting from malfunction of a magnetic disk |
hop
record hop | an informal dance where popular music is played |
disk pack
disc pack | (computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device |
| record company | a company that makes and sells musical recordings |