magnetic disc n 1: (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored [syn: {magnetic disk}, {magnetic disc}, {disk}, {disc}]
magnetic disc \magnetic disc\, magnetic disk \magnetic disk\n. A ditical memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored; a {hard disk}, {floppy disk}, and {diskette} are typically magnetic disks. Syn: disk, disc. [WordNet 1.5]