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[Jakob Eriksson <jakob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On August 20, 2012 at 10:50 AM "Alfredo Hernández"
<aldomann.designs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> Since the context doesn't provide enough information, I have a little
> question about the meaning of two Audience strings: (No. 6 and 7):
>
>    - 6: *Play from Disc*
>    - 7: *Watch a DVD or open a file from disc*
>
> In both cases I'm not sure if disc refers to a round disc (i.e. CD, DVD,
> etc.) or if it refers to a harddrive disc (in wich is *disk* in british);
> the meaning is primordial in order to make a good translation of the
> program.

Wikipedia:
"Generally in computer terminology, disk refers to magnetic storage while disc
refers to optical storage."


which is also consistent with what I have seen.

So point 7 should probably be updated to:

"Watch a DVD or open a file from disk"