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floppy disk
n.
A flexible plastic disk coated with magnetic material and covered by a protective jacket, used for storing data magnetically. Also called diskette.
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floppy disk
n
(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 or flexible disk
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flop′py disk′
n.
a thin plastic disk coated with magnetic material, for storing computer data and programs; diskette.
[1970–75]
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flop·py disk
(flŏp′pē) Computer Science
A flexible plastic disk coated with magnetic material and covered by a protective jacket, used for storing data.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically 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 |
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Translations
قُرْصٌ مَرِنلَيِّن، لَدِن
disketa
floppydiskdiskette
levyke
disketa
hajlékonylemez
diskettadisklingur
フロッピーディスク
플로피 디스크
disketa
diskett
แผ่นบันทึก
đĩa mềm
floppy disk
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
floppy disk
n → floppy disk m invCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
flop
(flop) verb – past tense, past participle flopped –1. to fall or sit down suddenly and heavily. She flopped into an armchair.
2. to hang or swing about loosely. Her hair flopped over her face.
3. (of a theatrical production) to fail; to be unsuccessful. the play flopped.
noun1. (a) flopping movement.
2. a failure. The show was a complete flop.
ˈfloppy adjective tending to flop; flopping. a floppy hat.
ˌfloppy ˈdisk noun a small computer disk for storing information.
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floppy disk
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