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| Main Entry: | flippy1 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | loose and flaring, as a skirt or other garment |
| Etymology: | 1964 |
| Main Entry: | flippy2 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | weird or peculiar |
| Etymology: | 1957 |
flippy
/flip'ee/ n. A single-sided floppy disk altered for double-sided use by addition of a second write-notch, so called because it must be flipped over for the second side to be accessible. No longer common.
Jargon File 4.2.0
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flippy storage
/flip'ee/ A single-sided floppy disk altered for double-sided use by addition of a second write-notch, so called because it must be flipped over for the second side (the "flip side") to be accessible. Used in the Commodore 1541 and elsewhere. No longer common.
[The Jargon File]
(2000-03-07)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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