floppy disk
noun
: a thin plastic disk coated with magnetic material on which data for a computer can be stored
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Raskin wanted to use a Mac-like floppy drive that could automatically detect floppy disk insertion, but Canon required the system to use their own floppy drives, which didn't.
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Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
The confusion stemmed from the bank being given both a floppy disk of information and a paper request form – but by the time authorities realized their error, the man had already gambled away most of the funds, according to NHK.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
An actual floppy disk drive for old games would have been rad, though, as would a crusty 28K modem to use for dial-up internet.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
The casing also appears to contain a dummy floppy disk drive.
—PC Magazine, 23 July 2025
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Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
The confusion stemmed from the bank being given both a floppy disk of information and a paper request form – but by the time authorities realized their error, the man had already gambled away most of the funds, according to NHK.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
An actual floppy disk drive for old games would have been rad, though, as would a crusty 28K modem to use for dial-up internet.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
The casing also appears to contain a dummy floppy disk drive.
—PC Magazine, 23 July 2025
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“Floppy disk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floppy%20disk. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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