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Disc vs Dvd - What's the difference?

disc | dvd |

As nouns the difference between disc and dvd

is that disc is a thin, flat, circular plate or similar object while dvd is dvd.

disc

English

(wikipedia disc)

Alternative forms

* disk mainly US, or for magnetic media. See .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
    • A coin is a disc of metal.
  • An .
  • Something resembling a disc.
    • Venus's disc cut off light from the Sun.
  • A vinyl phonograph / gramophone record.
    • Turn the disc over, after it has finished.

    Usage notes

    See at the disk entry.

    Anagrams

    * ----

    dvd

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • or (l); an optical disc, typically one holding a commercially-recorded movie.

    • Derived terms

    * HD-DVD * DVD Video, video DVD * DVD Audio, audio DVD * DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-R DL * DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM *

    Related terms

    * SACD * dualDisc * LD, CDDV, VCD, SVCD, BD

    See also

    * direct-to-DVD ----