[flop-ee] 
adjective, -pi⋅er, -pi⋅est, noun | 1. | tending to flop. |
| 2. | floppy disk. |
| 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. |
| flop·py (flŏp'ē) adj. flop·pi·er, flop·pi·est Tending to flop; loose and flexible. See Synonyms at limp. n. pl. flop·pies A floppy disk. flop'pi·ly adv., flop'pi·ness n. |
| floppy disk (flŏp'pē) Pronunciation Key
A flexible plastic disk coated with magnetic material and covered by a protective jacket, used for storing data. Floppy disks were once the principal storage medium for personal computers, but inexpensive hard disks and writable compact disks have greatly diminished their role. |
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