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Princeton's WordNet

  1. diskette, floppy, floppy disknoun

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. floppy disknoun

    A removable disk used for storing digital data, measuring between 2 and 8 inches diagonally and storing between 80 KB and 240 MB.

Wikipedia

  1. Floppy disk

    A floppy disk, also known as a floppy, diskette, or simply disk, is a type of disk storage composed of a disk of thin and flexible magnetic storage medium, sealed in a rectangular plastic enclosure lined with fabric that removes dust particles. Floppy disks are read and written by a floppy disk drive (FDD). Floppy disks, initially as 8-inch (203 mm) media and later in 5 1⁄4-inch (133 mm) and 3 1⁄2-inch (89 mm) sizes, were a ubiquitous form of data storage and exchange from the mid-1970s into the first years of the 21st century. By 2006 computers were rarely manufactured with installed floppy disk drives; ​3 1⁄2-inch floppy disks can be used with an external USB floppy disk drive, but USB drives for ​5 1⁄4-inch, 8-inch, and non-standard diskettes are rare to non-existent. These formats are usually handled by older equipment. The prevalence of floppy disks in late-twentieth century culture was such that many electronic and software programs still use the floppy disks as save icons. While floppy disk drives still have some limited uses, especially with legacy industrial computer equipment, they have been superseded by data storage methods with much greater capacity, such as USB flash sticks, flash storage cards, portable external hard disk drives, optical discs, cloud storage and storage available through computer networks.

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  1. floppy disk

    A floppy disk is a type of data storage medium that was widely used during the late 20th century. It is a round piece of thin, flexible magnetic storage medium encased in a square or rectangular plastic shell. Data is written to and read from the floppy disk via a floppy disk drive. The capacity of floppy disks can vary, but the most common types were 1.44 megabyte disks. They were commonly used for data transfer, backup, and storage.

Wikidata

  1. Floppy disk

    A floppy disk, or diskette, is a disk storage medium composed of a disk of thin and flexible magnetic storage medium, sealed in a rectangular plastic carrier lined with fabric that removes dust particles. They are read and written by a floppy disk drive. Floppy disks, initially as 8-inch media and later in 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch sizes, were a ubiquitous form of data storage and exchange from the mid-1970s well into the first decade of the 21st century. By 2010, computer motherboards were rarely manufactured with floppy drive support; 3 ¹⁄2 " floppies could be used as an external USB drive, but 5 ¹⁄4 ", 8 ", and non-standard drives could only be handled by old equipment. While floppy disk drives still have some limited uses, especially with legacy industrial computer equipment, they have been superseded by data storage methods with much greater capacity, such as USB flash drives, portable external hard disk drives, optical discs, memory cards, and computer networks.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Floppy Disk in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Floppy Disk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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