- 软磁盘 ruǎncípán floppy diskA storage disk made of flexible plastic; also known in Taiwan as [[软碟|軟碟|ruan3 die2]]
- 磁盘驱动器 cípánqūdòngqì disk driveA computer device used to read from and write information to a magnetic disk; includes both hard disk drives and floppy disk drives.
- 硬磁盘 yìngcípán hard disk driveA magnetic disk fixed inside a computer with a storage capacity far greater than a floppy disk; also called [[硬盘|硬盤|ying4 pan2]] or in Taiwan [[硬碟|硬碟|ying4 die2]].
- 磁盘操作系统 cípáncāozuòxìtǒng Disk Operating SystemA computer operating system primarily used for managing hardware and files on a disk
- 软磁盘机 ruǎncípánjī floppy disk drivea computer hardware device used for reading from and writing to floppy disks
