diskette

noun

dis·kette | \ ˌdis-ˈket

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Definition of diskette

: floppy disk

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Companies could manage a profit by simply selling the free software on physical media like diskettes or CDs. — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, "Why IBM Paid $34 Billion for a Company That Gives Away Software for Free," 29 Oct. 2018 Diskettes and CD-ROMs mostly conquered the market but other, weirder alternatives were out there. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "In the 90s Your Spare VHS Could Be a Backup Hard Drive," 14 Aug. 2017

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The first known use of diskette was in 1973

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diskette

noun

disk·ette | \ ˌdis-ˈket

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