- floppy disk
- floppy disksN-COUNTA floppy disk is a small magnetic disk that is used for storing computer data and programs. Floppy disks are used especially with personal computers.(in BRIT, also use floppy disc)
English dictionary. 2008.
English dictionary. 2008.
Floppy disk — Floppy redirects here. For other uses, see Floppy (disambiguation). 8 inch, 5 1⁄4 inch, and 3 1⁄2 inch floppy disks … Wikipedia
Floppy Disk — Floppy (umgangssprachlich); Diskette; Floppy Disc * * * Flọp|py Dịsk 〈f. 10; EDV〉 = Diskette; oV Floppy Disc [engl., „schlaffe (= biegsame) Scheibe“] * * * Flọp|py Disk , Floppy Disc, die; , s [engl. floppy disk, aus: floppy = weich u. biegsam … Universal-Lexikon
floppy disk — ➔ disk * * * floppy disk UK US noun [C] (also diskette, also floppy) IT ► a square piece of plastic with a disk inside, which can be used for storing a small amount of computer information. Floppy disks have been mainly replaced by CDs and flash… … Financial and business terms
floppy disk — noun count COMPUTING * a small square plastic object that you use for copying information from a computer. A floppy disk is often simply called a floppy or a disk. The part of the computer where you put the floppy disk is called a disk drive:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
floppy disk — / flɒpi disk/, it. / flɔp:i disk/ locuz. ingl. (propr. disco morbido ), usata in ital. come s.m. (inform.) [disco magnetico usato per memorizzare dati negli elaboratori elettronici] ▶◀ (fam.) dischetto, floppy, minidisco. ‖ hard disk … Enciclopedia Italiana
floppy disk — /floppiˈdisk, ingl. ˈflHpɪˌdɪsk/ [vc. ingl., comp. di floppy «allentato, floscio» e disk «disco»] s. m. inv. (elab.) dischetto, minidisco CFR. hard disk … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
floppy disk — {{hw}}{{floppy disk}}{{/hw}}(elab.) Disco magnetico flessibile per la registrazione dei dati; CONFR. Hard disk. ETIMOLOGIA: voce ingl., comp. di floppy ‘allentato, molle’ (da (to) flop ‘lasciare cadere’) e disk ‘disco’ … Enciclopedia di italiano
floppy disk — also floppy n a square piece of plastic that you can store computer information on, and which you can remove from and put into a computer →↑hard disk … Dictionary of contemporary English
Floppy Disk — Floppy Disk, Flop·py·disk [ flɔpi dɪsk] die; , s; eine flexible Kunststoffscheibe, auf der man Daten speichern kann und die man für Computer verwendet … Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache
floppy disk — n. a small, flexible, relatively inexpensive computer disk for storing data, esp. in smaller computers … English World dictionary