floppy disk
floppy disk noun: a removable disk used for storing digital data, measuring between 2 and 8 inches diagonally and storing between 80 KB and 240 MB.
Noun
floppy disk (plural floppy disks)
- A removable disk used for storing digital data, measuring between 2 and 8 inches diagonally and storing between 80 KB and 240 MB.
- A hacker starts with nothing but a dream and a floppy disk and presently finds himself in a business that's doubled and trebled.1984, Venture (volume 6, part 1, page 142)
- The floppy disk itself is a magnetically coated flexible plastic disk which is mounted in a protective envelope and can be used as a mass data storage medium.1994, Alexander John Anderson, Foundations of Computer Technology, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 107
- Synonyms:
- disk, diskette, floppy, floppy diskette
floppy disk meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Arabic
floppy disk in Hindi
- flexible disk used for storing digital data
- डिस्केट ḍiskeṭ
floppy disk in Tamil
- நெகிழ்வட்டு
floppy disk in Marathi
- flexible disk used for storing digital data
- फ्लॉपी phlŏpī, फ्लॉपी डिस्क phlŏpī ḍiska
floppy disk in Arabic
- flexible disk used for storing digital data
- قُرْص مَرِن qurṣ marin
More languagesFewer languages
- floppy disk in Malay
- cakera liut
- floppy disk in Indonesian
- disket
- floppy disk in Persian
- فلاپی felâpi, دیسکت disket
Synonyms of floppy disk
Forms of floppy disk
| plural | floppy disks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | floppy disc |
Words formed from floppy disk
Questions about floppy disk
- What does floppy disk mean?
- Floppy disk means a removable disk used for storing digital data, measuring between 2 and 8 inches diagonally and storing between 80 KB and 240 MB.
- What is floppy disk in Hindi?
- Floppy disk in Hindi is डिस्केट (ḍiskeṭ). See Floppy disk meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is floppy disk?
- Floppy disk is a noun.
- What is the plural of floppy disk?
- The plural of floppy disk is floppy disks.
Words near floppy disk in the dictionary
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