floppy disk
noun
: a thin plastic disk coated with magnetic material on which data for a computer can be stored
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There was no networking, but stacks could be shared with other users by sending the files on a floppy disk.
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ArsTechnica, 10 June 2025
Meanwhile, in a moment parodying the real technology lag in control towers, Mejia’s young worker is shown confused when faced with a floppy disk, opting to put it into the toaster.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 1 June 2025
In an age where Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives are on the decline, has inclusive leadership gone the way of Napster and the floppy disk?
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Weighing 40 kilograms and standing a little more than a meter tall, the robotic servant included an AM/FM stereo cassette player, a sonic obstacle-avoidance system, a 5.25-inch floppy disk drive, and an 8-bit, 4-megahertz CPU.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2011
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ArsTechnica, 10 June 2025
Meanwhile, in a moment parodying the real technology lag in control towers, Mejia’s young worker is shown confused when faced with a floppy disk, opting to put it into the toaster.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 1 June 2025
In an age where Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives are on the decline, has inclusive leadership gone the way of Napster and the floppy disk?
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Weighing 40 kilograms and standing a little more than a meter tall, the robotic servant included an AM/FM stereo cassette player, a sonic obstacle-avoidance system, a 5.25-inch floppy disk drive, and an 8-bit, 4-megahertz CPU.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2011
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“Floppy disk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floppy%20disk. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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