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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDiskette
/dɪsˈkɛt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small, portable magnetic storage medium used for storing digital data.
"He saved his project on a diskette before the computer crashed." - 2
A type of floppy disk that is typically 3.5 inches in size.
"The software was distributed on diskettes during the early days of computing."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'diskette' is derived from the word 'disk', which comes from the Latin 'discus', meaning 'disk' or 'disk-shaped object'. The suffix '-ette' is a diminutive form used in French, indicating a smaller version of something. The term became popular in the late 1970s and 1980s with the advent of personal computing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Diskette" is said worldwide
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disquette
Transliteration: diskɛt
"Il a sauvegardé son projet sur une disquette."
Diskette
Transliteration: dɪsˈkɛtə
"Er hat sein Projekt auf einer Diskette gespeichert."
dischetto
Transliteration: disˈkɛt.to
"Ha salvato il suo progetto su un dischetto."
disquete
Transliteration: disˈkete
"Guardó su proyecto en un disquete."
disquete
Transliteration: dizˈketi
"Ele salvou seu projeto em um disquete."
डिस्केट
Transliteration: ḍisket
"उसने अपने प्रोजेक्ट को डिस्केट पर सहेजा।"
软盘
Transliteration: ruǎnpán
"他把项目保存在软盘上。"
디스켓
Transliteration: diseuket
"그는 프로젝트를 디스켓에 저장했습니다."
フロッピーディスク
Transliteration: furopī disuku
"彼はプロジェクトをフロッピーディスクに保存しました。"
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