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discette

discette noun: dated spelling of diskette.

Noun

discette (plural discettes)

  1. (UK) Dated spelling of diskette.
    • We still distribute source, in 'Tiny' Pascal, on each discette sold.1981, Interface Age, volume 6, page 57
    • Edit program, if necessary, as described above, re-test and save on discette when finished.1983, R. C. Holland, Microcomputers for process control, page 180

Forms of discette

pluraldiscettes

Origin of discette

From disc + -ette.

Questions about discette

What does discette mean?
Discette means dated spelling of diskette.
What part of speech is discette?
Discette is a noun.
What is the plural of discette?
The plural of discette is discettes.

Words near discette in the dictionary

  1. discerptive
  2. discerptor
  3. discerptors
  4. discers
  5. discession
  6. discette
  7. discettes
  8. discful
  9. discfuls
  10. dischargable
  11. discharge

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