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Pronunciation / Transliteration: diskɛt
"Il a sauvegardé le document sur une disquette."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A removable storage medium used for storing digital data, typically encased in a square or rectangular plastic shell.
"He saved the document onto a floppy disk before transferring it to the computer." - 2
An outdated form of data storage that was widely used in the 1980s and 1990s.
"Many old computers still have a floppy disk drive, but it's rarely used today."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'floppy disk' originated in the late 1960s, derived from the flexible magnetic storage medium used in early computer data storage devices. The word 'floppy' refers to the disk's pliable nature, while 'disk' is from the Latin 'discus', meaning 'disk' or 'disk-shaped object'.
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disquette
Transliteration: diskɛt
"Il a sauvegardé le document sur une disquette."
Diskette
Transliteration: dɪsˈkɛtə
"Er hat das Dokument auf einer Diskette gespeichert."
floppy disk
Transliteration: floppi disk
"Ha salvato il documento su un floppy disk."
disquete
Transliteration: disˈkete
"Guardó el documento en un disquete."
disquete
Transliteration: dizˈketi
"Ele salvou o documento em um disquete."
फ्लॉपी डिस्क
Transliteration: phlōpī ḍisk
"उसने दस्तावेज़ को फ्लॉपी डिस्क पर सहेजा।"
软盘
Transliteration: ruǎnpán
"他把文件保存到软盘上。"
플로피 디스크
Transliteration: peullopi diseukeu
"그는 플로피 디스크에 문서를 저장했다."
フロッピーディスク
Transliteration: furopī disuku
"彼はフロッピーディスクに文書を保存しました。"
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