HyperDic: floppy_disk

English > 1 sense of the expression floppy disk:
NOUNartifactfloppy disk, diskette, floppya small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit
English > floppy disk: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer.
Example"floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price"
Synonymsdiskette, floppy
Part ofcomputer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing systemA machine for performing calculations automatically
Broadermagnetic disk, magnetic disc, disk, disc(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
Spanishdisco flexible, disquete, floppy
Catalandisc flexible, disquet

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