Flat, circular objects; plural of disc, commonly referring to storage media, anatomical structures, or sports equipment.
From Latin 'discus,' from Greek 'diskos' meaning a thing thrown, from 'dikein' (to throw). Originally described the ancient Olympic discus, later applied to any flat circular object.
The evolution from ancient Greek discus throwing to modern compact discs shows how one shape can serve completely different purposes across millennia. Interestingly, we kept the 'disc' spelling for anatomical parts (spinal discs) but often use 'disk' for computer storage.
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