Disk and Enclosure

Disk

Disk noun - Something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate.

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Enclosure and disk are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Enclosure" instead a noun "Disk".

Nearby Words: diskette, disking, disked, diskless

Enclosure noun - An open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls).

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Disk and enclosure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Disk" instead a noun "Enclosure".

Nearby Words: enclose, enclosed, enclosing

full	full disk	full enclosure
plastic	plastic disk	plastic enclosure
small	small disk	small enclosure
little	little disk	little enclosure
Other adjectives: new, different, external.

You were better off removing the drive enclosure and installing the disk on a spare SATA connection on a motherboard.

Source: Darth Wiki / Idiot Programming

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