How to Use disk image in a Sentence

disk image

noun
  • The first is distributed in a disk image that masquerades as Maccy, a clipboard manager for Macs.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
  • A number of disk images are available in the software bundle, including one with the CP/M operating system.
    — Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Feb. 2018
  • Not all Mac users interact with disk images regularly, aside from opening them up periodically to install an app or restore an old backup.
    — ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The upshot is that disk images should be capable of better performance in Tahoe, which will especially benefit virtual machines that rely on disk images.
    — ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The new beta also updates the icons for external drives (orange, with a USB-C connector on top), network shares (blue, with a globe on top), and removable disk images (white, with an arrow on top).
    — Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
  • When a user, expecting to install a trustworthy clipboard manager, encounters the disk image, they’re prompted to press Command-R immediately after double-clicking it.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
  • For example, Arcserve ShadowProtect SPX Desktop, another top pick, excels at creating full-disk images of Windows and Linux systems.
    — Justin Pot, PC Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026

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