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disk⋅ette

[di-sket]
–noun Computers.
floppy disk.

Origin:
1970–75; disk + -ette

floppy disk

–noun
Computers. a thin, flexible plastic disk coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored for later retrieval: used mainly with microcomputers.
Also, flop⋅py⋅disk.


Origin:
1970–75
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disk·ette   (dĭ-skět')   
n.  See floppy disk.
floppy disk  
n.  A flexible plastic disk coated with magnetic material and covered by a protective jacket, used primarily by computers to store data magnetically. Also called diskette.
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diskette
floppy disk

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