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floppy disk

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floppy disk
n.
A flexible plastic disk coated with magnetic material and covered by a protective jacket, used primarily by computers to store data magnetically. Also called diskette.

floppy disk
n
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) a flexible removable magnetic disk that stores information and can be used to store data for use in a microprocessor Also called diskette flexible disk

floppy disk  (flpp)
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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Noun1.floppy diskfloppy disk - a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; "floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price"
magnetic disc, magnetic disk, disc, disk - (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
Translations
floppy disk
n (Comput) → Floppy Disk f, → Diskette f; floppy disk driveDiskettenlaufwerk nt

floppy disk nfloppy disk m inv
floppy disk nfloppy disk m inv

floppy disk قرص مرن floppy disk floppydisk Diskette δισκέτα disquete levyke disquette disketa floppy disk フロッピーディスク 플로피 디스크 floppydisk diskett dyskietka disquete дискета diskett แผ่นบันทึก disket đĩa mềm 软盘


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How can I do this without having to more every single file onto a floppy disk and then onto the new PC--or reinstall all my programs?
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