floppy disk
noun
: a thin plastic disk coated with magnetic material on which data for a computer can be stored
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This is a different shade of minimalism for Marci, harkening to the gutter ’90s-era beatmaking represented by the dingy floppy disk on the album cover.
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Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026
For Rylan Steininger, being in the presence of a floppy disk was a first.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
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Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026
For Rylan Steininger, being in the presence of a floppy disk was a first.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
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“Floppy disk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floppy%20disk. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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