# Myself, I still think the "disc" spelling is horribly wrong --- I've
# heard people say that even in the U.K. and Commonwealth countries, the
# term "hard disk" is much more commonly used.
Certainly in the UK:
hard disk
floppy disk
CD-ROM disc
(Yes, I know it's perverse - CD-ROMs are actually disc-shaped though,
which may have some bearing on things :>)
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