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View synonyms for floppy disk
floppy disk
or flop·py·disk
[ flop-ee disk ]
noun
, Computers.
- a portable storage medium consisting of a square plastic case containing a thin disk coated with magnetic material that is inserted into a drive to read and write data: popular from the 1970s through the 1990s.
floppy disk
noun
- a flexible removable magnetic disk that stores information and can be used to store data for use in a microprocessor Also calleddisketteflexible disk
floppy disk
/ flŏp′pē /
- A flexible plastic disk coated with magnetic material and covered by a protective jacket, used for storing data. Floppy disks were once the principal storage medium for personal computers, but inexpensive hard disks and writable compact disks have greatly diminished their role.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of floppy disk1
First recorded in 1970–75; called floppy from the fact that the earliest (8 inch) disk housing was somewhat flexible, though later (3.5 inch) disks had a rigid plastic case
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Example Sentences
When your screenshot is looking exactly like you want, click the save button to the right, which looks like a floppy disk.
From Popular-Science
The series dates back to the late 1980s, when games were still being released on floppy disks and inserted into the Nintendo Famicom Disk System.
From Washington Post
Imagine a world where you couldn’t play Tetris unless you knew a guy who had a copy of it on floppy disk.
From Ozy
The source code was archived on a black 3.5-inch floppy disk now on display at the Boston Museum of Science.
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