Definition of floppy disk
: a thin plastic disk coated with magnetic material on which data for a computer can be stored
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Up until recently, the federal government was spending $60 billion a year to maintain outdated tech and computers that still ran on floppy disks—granted, some of that equipment operated our nukes.
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The officers took a computer tower, desktop, flash drives, SD cards, tablets, multiple CDs, floppy disks, cellphones, a camcorder and a hard drive, court records show.
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Fitzpatrick highlights the struggles with physical compatibility that many companies faced, like making sure floppy disk readers were compatible with programs like WordPerfect.
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The protruding floppy disk is the game’s power button, and there’s also a speaker to its right that barks out eight-bit audio just fine.
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Snail mail has gone the way of folding maps, modems, floppy disks, video tapes, answering machines, pay phones, typewriters, pagers and books.
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That plot line hinges on the exchange of some highly inflammatory information stored on floppy disks, and yes, Virginia, there was a time not so many years ago that people, even spies, probably, relied on these disks to store their secrets.
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While socializing, casually inquire with a server about the status of the city’s floppy disk repair services.
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Even later works like Brian Eno’s 1996 album Generative Music 1(released on floppy disk) still relied on simple, straightforward algorithmic instructions.
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First Known Use of floppy disk
1972
FLOPPY DISK Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of floppy disk for English Language Learners
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: a small, thin, square case with a flexible disk inside on which data for a computer can be stored
FLOPPY DISK Defined for Kids
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Definition of floppy disk for Students
: a small flexible plastic disk with a magnetic coating on which computer data can be stored
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