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फ्लॉपी डिस्क

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Also known as disk, floppy, diskette, floppies, FD

removable disk storage medium

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A floppy disk is a removable storage device that was used to save and transfer computer files before modern alternatives like USB drives and cloud storage became common. It matters historically because it was the standard way people stored and shared data with computers for several decades.

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Within Vinony's link graph, फ्लॉपी डिस्क is referenced by 2,150 other articles, and connects out to File Allocation Table, IBM Personal System/2 and SuperDisk.

Vinony files it under 1971 in computing, 1971 in technology and 20th-century inventions.

Its subject is documented across 79 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Subclass of: magnetic storage
Material used: iron(II,III) oxide
Developer: IBM
Image: Floppy disk 2009 G1.jpg
Connects with: floppy disk drive

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has characteristic: removable media
Unicode character: 🖬
Commons category: Floppy disks
Commons gallery: Diskette
uses: magnetism
storage capacity: 1440
inception: 1964-00-00
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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1971 in computing 1971 in technology 20th-century inventions American inventions Commons link from Wikidata Computer-related introductions in 1971 Computer storage media Floppy disk computer storage Legacy hardware Rotating disc computer storage media