Disc

Disc or disk (computing and American English) may refer to:

Data storage

Disk storage, a general category of data storage mechanisms

Magnetic disk
- Floppy disk, a magnetic data storage device using a flexible disc
- Hard disk drive, a non-volatile magnetic data storage device
Optical disc, commonly a polycarbonate disc
- Blu-ray Disc (BD), a high-density optical disc intended mainly for video storage
- Compact Disc (CD), a form of optical disc used mainly for audio data
- Digital Versatile Disc (DVD), a form of optical disc used mainly for video and other data
- Enhanced Versatile Disc (EVD), an optical medium-based digital audio/video format under development
- High-Definition Digital Versatile Disc (HD DVD), a high-density optical disc intended mainly for video storage
- Holographic Versatile Disc (HVD), a next generation ultra-high-density optical disc format replacement for Blu-ray
- Laserdisc (LD), the first commercial optical disc storage medium
- MiniDisc (MD), a magneto-optical disc-based data storage device
Disc film, a still-photography film format
RAM disk, a volatile solid state drive

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Are You Dealing With Slipped Disc? Here Are Top 5 Ways To Heal A Slipped Disc

NDTV 18 Sep 2018

A slipped disk generallyoccurs when the outer ring becomes weak or torn and allows the inner portion to slip out ... ....

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Council to continue discussion on disc golf course extension

Washington Evening Journal 18 Sep 2018

By David Hotle, The JOURNAL After walking the proposed nine holes to be added to the disc golf course at Sunset Park, Luke Leyden believes the course should be given a fair chance. Leyden, a neighbor of Sunset Park who has had trouble with disc golfers in the past, said he thinks temporary holes should be placed on the course and it should be revisited after golfers use the course for the remainder of the year ... ....

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Council examines disc golf course

Washington Evening Journal 17 Sep 2018

By David Hotle, The JOURNAL Is Washington going to hit a hole-in-one with its proposal to expand the disc golf course at Sunset Park or will the plan turn out to be a duck hook with neighbors raising concerns over the proposal? Before discussing the tabled motion to increase the number of holes in the course from nine to 18, which was tabled during the Sept. 5 meeting, the Washington City Council will examine ... ....

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Lake Twp. redesigns disc golf course

The Herald Palladium 17 Sep 2018

BRIDGMAN — After a decade worth of use, Lake Township Clerk Bob Clark thought the municipality’s disc golf course could use some retooling ... The original 18-hole course at Lake Township Park, which is referred to as the Sand Ridge Disc Golf Course, was developed in 2004 ... Clark said they also chose to redesign the course because some of the holes required disc golfers to throw across adjacent roads....

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Twin Disc, Incorporated Announces Proposed Follow-On Public Offering of Common Stock

Public Technologies 17 Sep 2018

17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Twin Disc, Incorporated (Nasdaq. TWIN) ('Twin Disc' or 'the Company'), a global leader in power transmission technology for marine and land-based applications, today announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of $30,000,000 of shares of its common stock. All of the shares are being offered by Twin Disc ... About Twin Disc, Incorporated ... Twin Disc, Incorporated....

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New Desert Island Discs host Lauren Laverne funnels part of her pay through private firm ...

The Sun 16 Sep 2018

NEW Desert Island Discs host Lauren Laverne is funnelling part of her BBC wages through a private company ... BBC Press Handout. 2 ... BBC ... She will take over Desert Island Discs while Kirsty Young, 49, recovers from fibromyalgia, which causes chronic pain. ....

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Disc golf course, other improvements looked at for Ellsworth Park

Commercial News 15 Sep 2018

DANVILLE – A disc golf course, new multi-purpose field for football and soccer, relocated basketball court, playground on higher ground and new picnic shelter closer to the playground are some of the proposed improvements city officials are looking at for ... ....

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2018 Bajaj Pulsar NS160 launched at Rs 84,691; gets rear disc brake, wider tyres

International Business Times 15 Sep 2018

The 2018 edition of the Pulsar NS160 comes equipped with rear disc brake and wider tyres. As per the company website, Bajaj has discontinued the single, front disc variant which on sale. The new twin-disc brake version is about Rs 4,000 premium than the discontinued version. Apart from the addition of the rear disc brake, 2018 Bajaj Pulsar NS160 remains the same as outgoing version....

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“Desert Island Discs” is a barometer of a changing Britain

The Economist 14 Sep 2018

The format of the radio programme has remained unchanged for almost 80 years, but the guests, cultural attitudes and music choices have moved with the times ... ....

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A man playing disc golf in Florida was attacked by a large alligator named ‘Fat Daddy’

The Miami Herald 14 Sep 2018

A 35-year-old man was playing disc golf on Monday afternoon around 5 p.m. at Cliff Stephens Park in Clearwater when he had an unexpected encounter. According to Fox13 News, Clearwater ... ....

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Kimball brings disc golf to Gotte Park

Scottsbluff StarHerald 14 Sep 2018

KIMBALL — Frisbees are flying at Kimball’s new disc golf course, installed in July at Gotte Park ... While the city does not keep track of the number of disc golfers who use the course, Prunty said the course has proven popular with locals and has brought in visitors from Colorado and Wyoming ... “It’s really a fun course,” said Lauphen, a three-year disc golf veteran ... It’s a lot easier out here, because you probably won’t lose your disc.”....

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A hike with a purpose — Crossfire Disc Golf tournament slated this weekend

Vail Daily 14 Sep 2018

The Crossfire Disc Golf Tournament — on the new Cross Creek Disc Golf Course located on the Scott family property up Gypsum Creek Valley — will feature three rounds of play for participants on Saturday and Sunday, Sept ... "We are really excited about it because it is the first tournament to be held exclusively up at the Cross Creek Ranch," said tournament director Steve Klehfoth of the Flying Eagle Disc Golf Society....

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