floppy disk

Noun

Meaning

a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer

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Synonyms

floppy diskette disk computer transmittal disc personal computer magnetic tape central processing unit intermedia hard disk optical disk modem data processor disk drive
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Antonyms

remove disorder disrupt confuse delete mess
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Hypernyms

disk disc magnetic disk magnetic disc

Related terms

floppy disk drive flippy disk flippy diskette

Examples

floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price Source: Internet

Floppy disk drives Radio Shack introduced floppy drives in July 1978, slightly more than six months after the Model I initially went on sale. Source: Internet

Equipped with slightly advanced features for editing and general use. 40,000-note internal capacity, with the built-in disk drive, you can store approximately 150,000 events on a 3½-inch DS/DD Floppy disk drive. Source: Internet

It featured 40,000 note capacity, up to 8 songs, 8 phrase tracks, a 3½-inch DS/DD Floppy disk drive, separate rhythm track and temp tracks, 32 channel MIDI and FSK sync. 1991 * 1991 – Roland SC-55 Sound Canvas: The world's first General MIDI synthesizer. Source: Internet

Floppy disk drive and media manufacturers specify the unformatted capacity (for example, 2 MB for a standard 3½-inch HD floppy). Source: Internet

Disk/Trend Report-Flexible Disk Drives, Disk/Trend Inc., November 1991, pp. SUM-27 Sizes, performance and capacity main Floppy disk size is often referred to in inches, even in countries using metric and though the size is defined in metric. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

floppy disc floppy disc drive floppy discs floppy disk auxiliary memory device floppy disk drive floppy diskette