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Collocations for disk - noun

→ See also disc

ADJECTIVE

computer
hard
CD-ROM, DVD
CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, etc.
floppy, zip (esp. AmE)
master
The master disk can be duplicated as many times as required.
backup
program
data
server, system
boot
blank
laser, magnetic, optical

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VERB + disk

insert, put in
Insert the disk into the drive slot.
remove, take out
format
read
The computer reads the disk.
burn, copy, duplicate
I'll copy the disk into a file.
copy (sth) to, save (sth) to, save sth on
The program automatically saves to disk every 15 minutes.
Save the document to disk before closing it.
The information can be saved on a disk.
erase, wipe
If you wipe that old disk, we can use it again.
hold sth on, store sth on
The records will be stored on the computer's hard disk.

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disk + VERB

contain sth
The disk contains the program you'll need.
hold sth
Each disk holds 4.7 GB.

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disk + NOUN

capacity, space
I'm running out of disk space on my computer.
drive
storage

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PREPOSITION

from disk
The information required can then be retrieved from disk.
on (a/the) disk
Do you have the file on disk?
the data on the disk
onto disk
It is safest to save your design onto disk.
to disk
You simply download the pages to disk.

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